SYCOPHANT


Meaning of SYCOPHANT in English

n. Function: noun

a base or servilely attentive flatterer and self-seeker FF1C; sycophants who slavishly curried favor with the king FF1E;

Synonyms: apple-polisher, bootlick, bootlicker, ||brownnose, ||brownnoser, ||clawback, creature, ||easy rider, footlicker, groveler, lickspit, lickspittle, minion, reptile, spaniel, ||suck, toad, toadeater, toadier, toady, truckler, yes-man; compare PARASITE

Related Words: flunky, gopher, lackey, slave, stooge; flatterer, self-seeker; snob, tuft-hunter

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический толковый словарь тезауруса.