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sycophant |ˈsikəfənt; -ˌfant|nouna person who acts obsequiously toward someone in order to gain advantage; a servileflatterer.DERIVATIVESsycophancy |-fənsē; -ˌfansē| nounsycophantic |ˌsikəˈfantik| adjectivesycophantically |ˌsikəˈfantik(ə)lē| adverbORIGIN mid 16th cent. (denoting an informer): from French sycophante, or via Latinfrom Greek sukophantēs ‘informer,’ from sukon ‘fig’ + phainein ‘to show’ ; the association with informing against the illegal exportation of figs from ancient Athens (recorded by Plutarch) is not substantiated.
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