Lickspittle
Lickspittle noun - A person who flatters another in order to get ahead.
Usage example: a partisan news program whose host is more of a lickspittle for the White House than a serious journalist
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Slave and lickspittle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slave" instead a noun "Lickspittle".
Slave
Slave noun - A person who is considered the property of another person.
Lickspittle and slave are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lickspittle" instead a noun "Slave".
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Slave and Lickspittle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lickspittle/slave
Lickspittle & Slave. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lickspittle/slave>.
Slave or Lickspittle. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lickspittle/slave.
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