syc·o·phant (s k  -fnt, s k-)n. A servile self-seeker who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people. [Latin s  cophanta, informer, slanderer, from Greek s kophant s, informer, from skon phainein, to show a fig (probably originally said of denouncers of theft or exportation of figs) : skon, fig + phainein, to show; see bh -1 in Indo-European roots.]syc  o·phantic (-f ntk), syco·phanti·cal (-t-kl) adj.syc o·phanti·cal·ly adv. |
sycophant
Noun
a person who uses flattery to win favour from people with power or influence [Greek sukophantēs]
sycophancy n
sycophantic adj
sycophantic adj
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| Noun | 1. |  sycophant - a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantageapple polisher, bootlicker, fawner, groveler, groveller, truckler - someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect goody-goody - a person who behaves extremely well in order to please a superior |
sycophant
noun crawler, yes man, toady, slave, parasite, cringer, fawner, hanger-on, sponger, flatterer, truckler, lickspittle, apple polisher U.S. (slang) bootlicker (informal) toadeater (rare)
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