Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

footlicker

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: footlick-er
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sycophant; a fawner; a toady

noun

Someone who licks another's feet.

Example Sentences

"[…]Do that good miſcheefe, which may make this Iſland / Thine owne for euer, and I thy Caliban, / For aye thy foot-licker."

Etymology

From foot + licker.

Inflected Forms

footlickers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

bootlicker bootlick

Questions

What does footlicker mean?: A sycophant; a fawner; a toady
Where does footlicker come from?: From foot + licker.

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