Definition of lickspittle in English:

lickspittle

nounˈlɪkspɪt(ə)lˈlɪkˌspɪdl

A person who behaves obsequiously to those in power.
he is a lickspittle for the Establishment
Example sentencesExamples
- It is advisable that he weigh more carefully his disdainful utterances if he wants to be taken seriously beyond the narrow circle of his lickspittles.
- Just one quibble: the token phrase ‘while congratulating England's players’ might look a tad lickspittle to true believers.
- Serfdom did not reach them, and they looked on European Russians as lickspittles and prided themselves on their lack of deference to the centre.
- But last year the public outcry about these dirty deeds finally reached critical mass, shaming the drug companies' Washington lickspittles into looking at their shoes when their longtime patrons came calling for favors.
- First, he explains his political position lest anyone accuse him of being a lickspittle of the aristocracy.
- But if being a member of Cabinet means being a lickspittle who must stifle one's conscience for 30 pieces of silver because the PM says so, then the St Lucia Cabinet is no place for a woman of her integrity and courage.
- A government that began with a Commons majority of 179 behaved in a lickspittle fashion towards its natural enemies.
- If you want it reduced to a bunch of craven lickspittles, then you seem to be following the correct procedure.
- All the rest is a soap opera dreamed up by politicians and their lickspittles in the London media, just as mad Roman emperors gave their citizens bread and circuses to keep them from revolting.
- His spirit is cheerful throughout all of this: ‘I delight to do thy will, O God, ‘he cries joyfully, not as some obsequious lickspittle.’
- ‘Bourbon for my lickspittle,’ he ranted at the barkeep.
- Blogs, talk-radio and cable have exposed them lickspittles by forcing them into open conflict on ideas and facts.
- As many recent examples make clear, the truth counts for nothing with the present administration and its fawning, talk-radio lickspittles.
- No, his great and powerful enemies are America's local lickspittles.
- In Dr. Faustus Zeitbloom reflects: ‘[L] iars and lickspittles mixed us a poison draught and took away our senses.’
- And so, in classic bully fashion, he and his gang of lickspittles have decided to pick on the weaker kids instead.
- Lately he was even guest of honour at the Press Complaints Commission bash, so delighted is he with the lickspittles that pass for our supposedly-fearless Fleet Street editors.
- This is why you get all this thrashing about in the press and why we are drenched in the babble of the lickspittles and tintookies around them.
- The parties could put forward nominees, but it would be up to the commission to weed out the worthless lickspittles and the timid timeservers.
- That proves he's a lickspittle slave of tyrants!
Synonyms
sycophant, toady, lackey, flunkey, minion, stooge, kowtower, truckler, groveller, crawler, creep, fawner, flatterer, uriah heep, puppet, cat's paw, instrument, pawn, underling, hanger-on, camp follower, doormat, spaniel

Definition of lickspittle in US English:

lickspittle

nounˈlɪkˌspɪdlˈlikˌspidl

A person who behaves obsequiously to those in power.
he is a lickspittle for the Establishment
Example sentencesExamples
- Lately he was even guest of honour at the Press Complaints Commission bash, so delighted is he with the lickspittles that pass for our supposedly-fearless Fleet Street editors.
- As many recent examples make clear, the truth counts for nothing with the present administration and its fawning, talk-radio lickspittles.
- Serfdom did not reach them, and they looked on European Russians as lickspittles and prided themselves on their lack of deference to the centre.
- It is advisable that he weigh more carefully his disdainful utterances if he wants to be taken seriously beyond the narrow circle of his lickspittles.
- This is why you get all this thrashing about in the press and why we are drenched in the babble of the lickspittles and tintookies around them.
- Blogs, talk-radio and cable have exposed them lickspittles by forcing them into open conflict on ideas and facts.
- The parties could put forward nominees, but it would be up to the commission to weed out the worthless lickspittles and the timid timeservers.
- All the rest is a soap opera dreamed up by politicians and their lickspittles in the London media, just as mad Roman emperors gave their citizens bread and circuses to keep them from revolting.
- And so, in classic bully fashion, he and his gang of lickspittles have decided to pick on the weaker kids instead.
- Just one quibble: the token phrase ‘while congratulating England's players’ might look a tad lickspittle to true believers.
- ‘Bourbon for my lickspittle,’ he ranted at the barkeep.
- A government that began with a Commons majority of 179 behaved in a lickspittle fashion towards its natural enemies.
- His spirit is cheerful throughout all of this: ‘I delight to do thy will, O God, ‘he cries joyfully, not as some obsequious lickspittle.’
- But last year the public outcry about these dirty deeds finally reached critical mass, shaming the drug companies' Washington lickspittles into looking at their shoes when their longtime patrons came calling for favors.
- But if being a member of Cabinet means being a lickspittle who must stifle one's conscience for 30 pieces of silver because the PM says so, then the St Lucia Cabinet is no place for a woman of her integrity and courage.
- That proves he's a lickspittle slave of tyrants!
- No, his great and powerful enemies are America's local lickspittles.
- In Dr. Faustus Zeitbloom reflects: ‘[L] iars and lickspittles mixed us a poison draught and took away our senses.’
- First, he explains his political position lest anyone accuse him of being a lickspittle of the aristocracy.
- If you want it reduced to a bunch of craven lickspittles, then you seem to be following the correct procedure.
Synonyms
sycophant, toady, lackey, flunkey, minion, stooge, kowtower, truckler, groveller, crawler, creep, fawner, flatterer, uriah heep, puppet, cat's paw, instrument, pawn, underling, hanger-on, camp follower, doormat, spaniel

单词	lickspittle
释义	Definition of lickspittle in English: lickspittle nounˈlɪkspɪt(ə)lˈlɪkˌspɪdl A person who behaves obsequiously to those in power. he is a lickspittle for the Establishment Example sentencesExamples It is advisable that he weigh more carefully his disdainful utterances if he wants to be taken seriously beyond the narrow circle of his lickspittles. Just one quibble: the token phrase ‘while congratulating England's players’ might look a tad lickspittle to true believers. Serfdom did not reach them, and they looked on European Russians as lickspittles and prided themselves on their lack of deference to the centre. But last year the public outcry about these dirty deeds finally reached critical mass, shaming the drug companies' Washington lickspittles into looking at their shoes when their longtime patrons came calling for favors. First, he explains his political position lest anyone accuse him of being a lickspittle of the aristocracy. But if being a member of Cabinet means being a lickspittle who must stifle one's conscience for 30 pieces of silver because the PM says so, then the St Lucia Cabinet is no place for a woman of her integrity and courage. A government that began with a Commons majority of 179 behaved in a lickspittle fashion towards its natural enemies. If you want it reduced to a bunch of craven lickspittles, then you seem to be following the correct procedure. All the rest is a soap opera dreamed up by politicians and their lickspittles in the London media, just as mad Roman emperors gave their citizens bread and circuses to keep them from revolting. His spirit is cheerful throughout all of this: ‘I delight to do thy will, O God, ‘he cries joyfully, not as some obsequious lickspittle.’ ‘Bourbon for my lickspittle,’ he ranted at the barkeep. Blogs, talk-radio and cable have exposed them lickspittles by forcing them into open conflict on ideas and facts. As many recent examples make clear, the truth counts for nothing with the present administration and its fawning, talk-radio lickspittles. No, his great and powerful enemies are America's local lickspittles. In Dr. Faustus Zeitbloom reflects: ‘[L] iars and lickspittles mixed us a poison draught and took away our senses.’ And so, in classic bully fashion, he and his gang of lickspittles have decided to pick on the weaker kids instead. Lately he was even guest of honour at the Press Complaints Commission bash, so delighted is he with the lickspittles that pass for our supposedly-fearless Fleet Street editors. This is why you get all this thrashing about in the press and why we are drenched in the babble of the lickspittles and tintookies around them. The parties could put forward nominees, but it would be up to the commission to weed out the worthless lickspittles and the timid timeservers. That proves he's a lickspittle slave of tyrants! Synonyms sycophant, toady, lackey, flunkey, minion, stooge, kowtower, truckler, groveller, crawler, creep, fawner, flatterer, uriah heep, puppet, cat's paw, instrument, pawn, underling, hanger-on, camp follower, doormat, spaniel Definition of lickspittle in US English: lickspittle nounˈlɪkˌspɪdlˈlikˌspidl A person who behaves obsequiously to those in power. he is a lickspittle for the Establishment Example sentencesExamples Lately he was even guest of honour at the Press Complaints Commission bash, so delighted is he with the lickspittles that pass for our supposedly-fearless Fleet Street editors. As many recent examples make clear, the truth counts for nothing with the present administration and its fawning, talk-radio lickspittles. Serfdom did not reach them, and they looked on European Russians as lickspittles and prided themselves on their lack of deference to the centre. It is advisable that he weigh more carefully his disdainful utterances if he wants to be taken seriously beyond the narrow circle of his lickspittles. This is why you get all this thrashing about in the press and why we are drenched in the babble of the lickspittles and tintookies around them. Blogs, talk-radio and cable have exposed them lickspittles by forcing them into open conflict on ideas and facts. The parties could put forward nominees, but it would be up to the commission to weed out the worthless lickspittles and the timid timeservers. All the rest is a soap opera dreamed up by politicians and their lickspittles in the London media, just as mad Roman emperors gave their citizens bread and circuses to keep them from revolting. And so, in classic bully fashion, he and his gang of lickspittles have decided to pick on the weaker kids instead. Just one quibble: the token phrase ‘while congratulating England's players’ might look a tad lickspittle to true believers. ‘Bourbon for my lickspittle,’ he ranted at the barkeep. A government that began with a Commons majority of 179 behaved in a lickspittle fashion towards its natural enemies. His spirit is cheerful throughout all of this: ‘I delight to do thy will, O God, ‘he cries joyfully, not as some obsequious lickspittle.’ But last year the public outcry about these dirty deeds finally reached critical mass, shaming the drug companies' Washington lickspittles into looking at their shoes when their longtime patrons came calling for favors. But if being a member of Cabinet means being a lickspittle who must stifle one's conscience for 30 pieces of silver because the PM says so, then the St Lucia Cabinet is no place for a woman of her integrity and courage. That proves he's a lickspittle slave of tyrants! No, his great and powerful enemies are America's local lickspittles. In Dr. Faustus Zeitbloom reflects: ‘[L] iars and lickspittles mixed us a poison draught and took away our senses.’ First, he explains his political position lest anyone accuse him of being a lickspittle of the aristocracy. If you want it reduced to a bunch of craven lickspittles, then you seem to be following the correct procedure. Synonyms sycophant, toady, lackey, flunkey, minion, stooge, kowtower, truckler, groveller, crawler, creep, fawner, flatterer, uriah heep, puppet, cat's paw, instrument, pawn, underling, hanger-on, camp follower, doormat, spaniel
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