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lick-platter

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A sycophant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lick-dish, lick-plate, lick-trencher, adulator, apple polisher, arse-kisser, arse-licker, ass-kisser, ass-licker, bootlick, bootlicker, buttkisser, buttlicker, brownnose, brown noser, clawback, dickrider, doormat, flatterer, flunkey, groveler, groveller, hanger-on, kiss-ass, lackey, lickspittle, lick-platter, lickpot, minion, people pleaser, pickthank, schmoozer, simp, suck up, sycophant, throne sniffer, toadeater, toady, white knight

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From lick + platter.