arse-licker, n. slang (orig. and chiefly Brit.).
Brit. /ˈɑːsˌlɪkə/, U.S. /ˈæsˌlɪkər/, /ˈɑrsˌlɪkər/
[‹ arse n. + licker n. Compare earlier arse-lick v.]
A person who behaves obsequiously in order to gain or retain favour; a sycophant, a toady. Cf. ass-licker n. at ass n.2 Compounds.
| 1951 G. Hopkins tr. F. Mauriac Frontenac Mystery xiv. 115 It was a black shame..those as understood your kind thought being called scabs and arselickers and other things as respect for good manners wont let me write on paper. a 1965 S. Thompson Over Bridge (1970) i. iii. 71 Nellie. He can't help it if he happens to be a good tradesman. Rabbie. A good arse licker, you mean. 1971 Frendz 21 May 7/4 Maybe we should have been talking with Henry Ford rather than this professional arse-licker. 1994 B. Anderson All Nice Girls xi. 204 He had never liked the man: white eyelashes and an arse-licker to boot. |