Sycophant
Pronunciation : Syc"o*phant
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. sycophanta a slanderer, deceiver, parasite, Gr. sycophante. The reason for the name is not certainly known. See Phenomenon.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Syc"o*phant
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [CF. L. sycophantari to deceive, to trick, Gr.
Definition : 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.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Syc"o*phant
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To play the sycophant.
i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913