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1. (n.) sycophant
a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
Etymology: (1530–40; < L s&ymacr;cophanta < Gk s&ymacr;kophántēs informer =sŷko(n) fig +phan- (s. of phaínein to show) +-tēs agent suffix)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) sycophant, toady, crawler, lackey, ass-kisser
a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
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1. (noun) sycophant
an informer; a talebearer
2. (noun) sycophant
a base parasite; a mean or servile flatterer; especially, a flatterer of princes and great men
3. (verb) sycophant
to inform against; hence, to calumniate
4. (verb) sycophant
to play the sycophant toward; to flatter obsequiously
5. (verb) sycophant
to play the sycophant
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