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sycophant
syc·o·phant [ síkəfənt, síkə fànt, skəfənt ] (plural syc·o·phants)


noun 
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fawning flatterer: a servile or obsequious person who flatters somebody powerful for personal gain
[Mid-16th century. Via Latin sycophanta< Greek sukophantēs "informer" < sukon "fig, obscene gesture" + -phantes "shower" (< phanein "to show")]

syc·o·phan·cy noun
syc·o·phan·tic [ sìkə fántik, skə fántik ] adjective
syc·o·phan·ti·cal·ly [ skə fántikəlee ] adverb
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