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licker

licker

11 4.9
A person or animal that often touches things with their tongue
  • noun
  • /ˈlɪkər/
translation icon : 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.

    Blog text (30)

  • 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.

    Blog text (32)

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

    Blog text (26)

  • 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

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
potlicker
vslicker
  • Informal
9.5

A person or animal that licks a cooking pot clean

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

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
28 5.3
nibbler
3 7.2
licker
11 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.