quitapelillos / lickspittle or toady

Question

Would the word "quitapelillos" be an adequate Spanish subsitute for lickspittle or toady? Por ejemplo: Siempre hay un quitapelillos para besar las botas de la gerente. There's always a toady on hand to lick the manager's boots.

I was going to ask you what toady meant. I have never heard that expression before. Now I know. Yuk. - 0095ca4c, May 31, 2012

Gracias. - SanMateo1, Jun 1, 2012

Answer 1

That's exactly what it means. Bootlicker, Toady.

Another term is "quitamotas" which means the same thing.

Quitamotas - Persona aduladora que anda quitando las motas de la ropa a otra persona.

And just to illustrate the point.

Gracias Eddy. ¿Quién no conoce a quitamotas? - SanMateo1, May 31, 2012

Answer 2

There's a word that fits perfectly what you mean: lambón - lambona

Gracias diagonz. - SanMateo1, May 31, 2012