— sycophantic, sycophantical, sycophantish , adj. — sycophantically, sycophantishly , adv. — sycophantism , n.
/sik"euh feuhnt, -fant', suy"keuh-/ , n.
a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
[ 1530-40; sycophanta sykophántes informer, equiv. to syko ( n ) fig + phan- (s. of phaínein to show) + -tes agentive suffix ]
Syn . toady, yes man, flunky, fawner, flatterer.