Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: sycophant  'si-ku,fant or si-ku-funt or 'sI-ku,fant
  1. A person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
    - toady, crawler, lackey, lacquey

Derived forms: sycophants

Type of: adulator, flatterer

Encyclopedia: Sycophant

Nearest

swot up
swung dash
SY
sybarite
sybaritic
sycamore
sycamore fig
syce
syconium
sycophancy
sycophant
sycophantic
sycosis
Sydenham
Sydenham's chorea
Sydney
Sydney Harbor Bridge
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Sydney Pollack
Sydney silky
syenite