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GRE
syc‧o‧phant /ˈsɪkəfənt/ noun [countable]
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Synonyms & Related Wordssycophant[noun]Synonyms: crawler, bootlicker
(informal), fawner, flatterer, toady, yes man
Related Words: flunky,
gopher,
lackey,
slave,
stooge,
flatterer,
self-seeker,
snob,
tuft-hunter [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English Dictionarysyc‧o‧phant /ˈsɪkəfənt/
noun [countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: 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 much because they want to get something from them – used in order to show disapproval:
a dictator surrounded by sycophants [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲