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sycophant
syc·o·phant
[
síkəfənt,
síkə fànt,
skəfənt
]
(
plural
syc·o·phants
)
noun
Definition:
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,
skə fántik
]
adjective
syc·o·phan·ti·cal·ly
[
skə fántikəlee
]
adverb
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syc·o·phan·cy nounsyc·o·phan·tic [ sìkə fántik, skə fántik ] adjectivesyc·o·phan·ti·cal·ly [ skə fántikəlee ] adverb
