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sycophant

/ˈsɪkəfænt/

sycophantnoun

sycophants

/ˈsɪkəfænt/

Translations

подхалим

The manager surrounded himself with sycophants who always agreed with him.

Менеджер окружил себя подхалимами, которые всегда с ним соглашались.

льстец

The politician was wary of sycophants who only praised him to gain favor.

Политик остерегался льстецов, которые хвалили его только для того, чтобы заслужить расположение.

Additional translations

подлиза

прислужник

Definitions

A person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage.

The manager surrounded himself with sycophants who praised his every decision.

(historical) A person who brings frivolous or malicious legal accusations, especially for personal gain; an informer.

In classical Athens, a sycophant could initiate lawsuits against wealthy citizens to claim a portion of any penalties imposed.

Synonyms

fawning person

sycophantverb

sycophanted

Past Simple

sycophanted

Past Participle

sycophanting

Gerund

/ˈsɪk.ə.fənt/

/ˈsɪk.əˌfænt/

Rare, chiefly literary; ‘to act as a sycophant, to flatter obsequiously’.

Definitions

To behave obsequiously toward someone in order to gain advantage; to flatter servilely.

He sycophanted his superiors to secure the promotion.

Synonyms