SYCOPHANT


Meaning of SYCOPHANT in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.