Sycophant
31sycophant — [16] Sycophants are etymologically ‘fig showers’. The word comes via Latin sychophanta from Greek súkophántēs, a compound formed from súkon ‘fig’ and phántēs ‘shower’, a derivative of phaínein ‘show’ (source of English fancy, phantom, etc). Súkon …
32sycophant — n. a servile flatterer; a toady. Derivatives: sycophancy n. sycophantic adj. sycophantically adv. Etymology: F sycophante or L sycophanta f. Gk sukophantes informer f. sukon fig + phaino show: the reason for the name is uncert., and association… …
33boot-licker — Sycophant …
34Arse-sucker — sycophant; an arse licker …
35scrape shoe — sycophant, one who flatters, obsequious person …
36tuft hunter — sycophant (British Slang) …
37yes-man — Sycophant. Subordinate who agrees with everything said by his superior …
38sycophancy — sycophant ► NOUN ▪ a person who flatters someone important in a servile way. DERIVATIVES sycophancy noun sycophantic adjective. ORIGIN originally denoting an informer: from Greek sukophant s, from sukon fig + phainein to show , perhaps with… …
39sycophantic — sycophant ► NOUN ▪ a person who flatters someone important in a servile way. DERIVATIVES sycophancy noun sycophantic adjective. ORIGIN originally denoting an informer: from Greek sukophant s, from sukon fig + phainein to show , perhaps with… …
40Leven Thumps and the Eyes of the Want — Infobox Book name = Leven Thumps and the Eyes of the Want translator = image caption = First edition cover author = Obert Skye illustrator = cover artist = Ben Sowards country = United States language = English series = The Leven Thumps series… …
