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Sycophant - Definition of Sycophant at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Sycophant. Word of the Day and Crossword Puzzles. ... Use sycophant in a Sentence...
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I became a sycophant, assuring Nick he was smarter than everyone else put together, smarter than his boss, than the people at the bank, than anyone in his family or mine. ... Sycophant derives from Greek sukophantes, "an accuser (especially a false accuser) or rogue," from sukon, "fig" + phantes, "one who shows," from...
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Sycophant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In a modern context a sycophant (from the Greek συκοφάντης sykophántēs ) is a person who, acting in his or her own self-interest, attempts to win favor by flattering one or more influential person...
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Definition of sycophant in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of sycophant. Pronunciation of sycophant. Translations of sycophant. sycophant synonyms, sycophant antonyms. Information about sycophant in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... Yet there was none of the sycophant or fawner in Billings;
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Definition of sycophant from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Learn more about "sycophant" and related topics at Britannica.com...
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See also Wikisaurus:sycophant ... this man, who has crawled and crept through life, wounding the hands he licked, and biting those he fawned upon: this sycophant, who never knew what honour, truth, or courage meant... ... terms derived from sycophant...
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sycophant n. A servile self-seeker who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people. [Latin sȳcophanta , informer, slanderer, from Greek ... Wordsmith Words: sycophant...
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Find Synonym of sycophant and Antonym of sycophant at Thesaurus.com, Synonym, Synonyms, Thesaurus, Synonym Dictionary, Synonyms Dictionary, Antonym, Antonyms, Antonym Dictionary, Antonyms Dictionary ... Explore sycophant in the Visual Thesaurus »...
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Sycophant differs from Me-Too in that he is much more concerned with sucking up than he is with actually doing battle. Of course, he WILL engage in some light combat to impress Big Dog and other stronger Warriors, but he never exposes himself to unnecessary danger.
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