lickspittle

🇺🇸 /ˈlɪkspɪtl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈlɪkspɪtl/
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タグ RARE
noun
R

a person who tries to please someone important by being very agreeable and submissive

The new assistant was a lickspittle, always agreeing with the boss to get ahead.

新しい助手はお世辞屋で、常に上司に同意して出世しようとしていた。

translation

n. 媚びた人

語形変化

Plural lickspittles