transcription, транскрипция: [ -fənt also ]
-ˌfant noun
Etymology: Latin sycophanta slanderer, swindler, from Greek sykophantēs slanderer, from sykon fig + phainein to show — more at fancy
Date: 1575
: a servile self-seeking flatterer
Synonyms: see parasite
• sycophant adjective