noun
- a person who behaves obsequiously or servilely toward someone in authority; a sycophant or toady.
Usage: informal; derogatory; chiefly British
Examples
- He was dismissed as a lickspit who would agree with anything the boss said.
- The manager surrounded himself with lickspits who never questioned his decisions.
- She refused to become a lickspit just to advance her career.
- The politician's inner circle consisted mainly of lickspits and opportunists.
- No one respected him because he was known as a lickspit to the principal.