licker

5 4.9

A person or animal that often touches things with their tongue

noun
/ˈlɪkər/

: lamedor

Do that good mischief which may make this island thine own for ever, and I, thy Caliban, for aye thy foot-licker.

Now he's just a boot licker and kind of sad really.

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Examples

So you're the new chicken licker.

Wild Things (1998)
Chica, she has gotten the nickname "licker" recently.

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Now he's just a boot licker and kind of sad really.

Megyn Kelly
He said I was a ball-licker.

The Beaver (2011)
Jenn is truly a disgusting, gross salmon licker.

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Lawrence Edmonds has staked his claim as Britain's first ever cathedral licker by tongue-tickling an incredible 42 in less than two years.

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The dog is a true licker, always giving affection by licking my hand.
My cat is such a licker; she spends hours grooming herself and then licks my face.
Whenever I have ice cream, my little brother becomes a licker, eager to taste every bit that falls.

Synonyms

lapper

vslicker

1 8.8

A person or animal that drinks liquid by licking it with the tongue

is the broader word for repeated tongue contact across many objects and surfaces

potlicker

vslicker

Informal

1 9.5

A person or animal that licks a cooking pot clean

is the general term for repeated tongue contact not limited to cookware

knob-gobbler

vslicker

Offensive

9.9

A silly person or an animal like a puppy that licks a lot

is a neutral term for someone who repeatedly touches objects with the tongue

Compounds

rat-licker

Offensive

9.9

A person who praises someone in power to get advantages

rock licker

Offensive

9.9

A person who gives too many compliments to gain favor

How Forceful

gnawer

1 8.1

biter

15 5.3

nibbler

2 7.2

licker

5 4.9

Surface Forms

licker singular

lickers plural

Morphology

licker = lick (transparent) = lick + er

A regular agentive suffix '-er' added to the verb 'lick' produces the clear meaning 'one who licks.'

Etymology

Licker comes from the simple verb lick, which originally meant 'to pass the tongue over something'. So a licker is a person or animal that does this again and again.