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pickthanknoun
A sycophant, a yes-man.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Pickthanknoun
An officious fellow, who does what he is not desired; a whispering parasite.
Etymology: pick and thank.
With pleasing tales his lord’s vain ears he fed,
A flatterer, a pickthank, and a lyer. Edward Fairfax.Many tales devis’d,
Oft the ear of greatness needs must hear,
By smiling pickthanks and base newsmongers. William Shakespeare.The business of a pickthank is the basest of offices. Roger L'Estrange.
If he be great and powerful, spies and pickthanks generally provoke him to persecute and tyrannize over the innocent and the just. Robert South, Sermons.
Webster Dictionary
Pickthanknoun
one who strives to put another under obligation; an officious person; hence, a flatterer. Used also adjectively
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pickthank in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pickthank in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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