sycophant

n. அண்டிப் பிழைப்போர், கெஞ்சிப் பிழைப்பவர், கொத்தடிமையர்.

Synonyms

parasite flatterer toady lick-spittle hanger-on flatterer [see cheat]

Syc"o*phant, n. Etym: [L. sycophanta a slanderer, deceiver, parasite, Gr. sycophante. The reason for the name is not certainly known. See Phenomenon.] 1. An informer; a talebearer. [Obs.] "Accusing sycophants, of all men, did best sort to his nature." Sir P. Sidney. 2. A base parasite; a mean or servile flatterer; especially, a flatterer of princes and great men. A sycophant will everything admire: Each verse, each sentence, sets his soul on fire. Dryden. Syc"o*phant, v. t. Etym: [CF. L. sycophantari to deceive, to trick, Gr. 1. To inform against; hence, to calumniate. [Obs.] Sycophanting and misnaming the work of his adversary. Milton. 2. To play the sycophant toward; to flatter obsequiously. Syc"o*phant, v. i. Defn: To play the sycophant.

sycophant - Similar Words

sycophantry sycophantic sycophantcy sycophantize sycophantism sycophantish sycophancy sycophantical syncopate scopate