Sycophant
11sycophant — UK [ˈsɪkəfənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms sycophant : singular sycophant plural sycophants formal an insulting word for someone who praises rich or powerful people in order to gain an advantage Derived words: sycophancy UK [ˈsɪkəfənsɪ] / US …
12sycophant — noun Etymology: Latin sycophanta slanderer, swindler, from Greek sykophantēs slanderer, from sykon fig + phainein to show more at fancy Date: 1575 a servile self seeking flatterer Synonyms: see parasite • sycophant adjective …
13sycophant — [[t]sɪ̱kəfænt, AM fənt[/t]] sycophants N COUNT (disapproval) A sycophant is a person who behaves in a sycophantic way. [FORMAL] ...a dictator surrounded by sycophants, frightened to tell him what he may not like …
14sycophant — [ sɪkəfant] noun a toady; a servile flatterer. Derivatives sycophancy noun sycophantic adjective sycophantically adverb Word History A sycophant was originally an informer, which is the meaning of the original Greek word sukophantēs. This was… …
15sycophant — noun I thought you wanted a competent assistant, not a nodding sycophant Syn: yes man, bootlicker, brown noser, toady, lickspittle, flatterer, flunky, lackey, spaniel, doormat, stooge, cringer, suck, suck up …
16sycophant — sycophantic, sycophantical, sycophantish, adj. sycophantically, sycophantishly, adv. sycophantism, n. /sik euh feuhnt, fant , suy keuh /, n. a self seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite. [1530 40; < L sycophanta < Gk sykophántes informer,… …
17sycophant — noun /ˈsɪkəfænt,ˈsɪkəfənt/ a) One who uses compliments to gain self serving favor or advantage from another. b) One who seeks to gain through the powerful and influential. Syn: ass kisser …
18sycophant — Synonyms and related words: adherent, adulator, apple polisher, ass licker, backscratcher, backslapper, blarneyer, bootlick, bootlicker, bootlicking, brown nose, brownie, cajoler, clawback, courtier, cowering, creature, cringer, cringing,… …
19sycophant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. parasite, toady, bootlicker, lickspittle, flatterer, fawner, truckler. See servility, flattery. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. parasite, leech, toady, flatterer, fawner, hanger on, toadeater, tufthunter,… …
20sycophant — syc|o|phant [ˈsıkəfənt] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: sycophanta someone who tells about the bad actions of another, flatterer , from Greek sykophantes, from sykon fig + phainein to show ] formal someone who praises powerful people too… …
