sycophant

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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɪkəfænt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsɪkəfənt, -ˌfænt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sik′ə fənt, -fant′, sī′kə-)

syc•o•phant /ˈsɪkəfənt, -ˌfænt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

a self-seeking person who flatters others in power.

syc•o•phan•cy, n. [uncountable]
syc•o•phan•tic /ˌsɪkəˈfæntɪk/USA pronunciation adj.

syc•o•phant (sik′ə fənt, -fant′, sī′kə-),USA pronunciation n.

a self-seeking, servile flatterer;
fawning parasite.

Greek sȳkophántēs informer, equivalent. to sŷko(n) fig + phan- (stem of phaínein to show) + -tēs agentive suffix
Latin sȳcophanta
1530–40

syc′o•phan′tic, syc′o•phan′ti•cal, syc′o•phant′ish, adj.
syc′o•phan′ti•cal•ly, syc′o•phant′ish•ly, adv.
syc′o•phant•ism, n.

toady, yes man, flunky, fawner, flatterer.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

sycophant /ˈsɪkəˌfænt/ n

a person who uses flattery to win favour from individuals wielding influence; toady

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin sӯcophanta, from Greek sukophantēs, literally: the person showing a fig, apparently referring to the fig sign used in making an accusation, from sukon fig + phainein to show; sense probably developed from 'accuser' to 'informer, flatterer'ˈsycoˌphancy n

'sycophant' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Damocles - toady - yes man - brown-nose - crawler - fink - hanger-on - parasite - pickthank - yes-man - satellite - sycophancy

In Lists: Personalità e aspetto, more...

Synonyms: parasite, leech, toady, flatterer, fawner, more...

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