sycophant

syc·o·phant  (sk-fnt, sk-)

n.

A servile self-seeker who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people.

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[Latin scophanta, informer, slanderer, from Greek skophants, 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.]

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syco·phantic (-fntk), syco·phanti·cal (-t-kl) adj.

syco·phanti·cal·ly adv.

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sycophant

Noun

a person who uses flattery to win favour from people with power or influence [Greek sukophantēs]

sycophancy n
sycophantic adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sycophant - a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage ass-kisser, crawler, toady, lackey apple polisher, bootlicker, fawner, groveler, groveller, truckler - someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect adulator, flatterer - a person who uses flattery goody-goody - a person who behaves extremely well in order to please a superior

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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)

Translations

sycophant [ˈsɪkəfænt] n → adulador(a) m/f pelotillero/a

sycophant [ˈsɪkəfænt] n → flagorneur/euse

sycophant [ˈsɪkəfænt] n → Kriecher m, Speichellecker m

sycophant [ˈsɪkəfənt] n → leccapiedi m/f