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- pronunciation:
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k
fnt
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sI
k
faent
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noun |
| definition: |
one that flatters and fawns over superiors in order to get favors or advance his or her position; toady.
He had an insatiable ego and enjoyed being surrounded by sycophants. |
| related words: |
lackey |
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| derivations: |
sycophantic (adj.), sycophantically (adv.) |
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