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sycophant

UK
/ˈsɪkəfænt/
US
/ˈsɪkəfænt/

Translations

sycophantnoun
sycophants
pl
UK
/ˈsɪkəfænt/
US
/ˈsɪkəfænt/
The manager surrounded himself with sycophants who always agreed with him.
Менеджер окружил себя подхалимами, которые всегда с ним соглашались.
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
Synonyms
fawning person
suck-up
yes-man
brown-noser
lickspittle
bootlicker
toady
flatterer
sycophantverb
sycophanted
Past Simple
sycophanted
Past Participle
sycophanting
Gerund
UK
/ˈsɪk.ə.fənt/
US
/ˈsɪk.əˌfænt/
Rare, chiefly literary; ‘to act as a sycophant, to flatter obsequiously’.
Synonyms
blandish
ingratiate
adulate
kowtow
truckle
grovel
bootlick
brown-nose
toady
fawn
flatter

Definitions

sycophantnoun
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.
sycophantverb
To behave obsequiously toward someone in order to gain advantage; to flatter servilely.
He sycophanted his superiors to secure the promotion.
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