sycophant
English Thesaurus
1. a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | apple polisher, bootlicker, fawner, groveler, groveller, truckler, |
| definition | : | someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | goody-goody, |
| definition | : | a person who behaves extremely well in order to please a superior (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | sycophancy, |
| definition | : | fawning obsequiousness (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | bootlicking, fawning, sycophantic, toadyish, |
| definition | : | attempting to win favor by flattery (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | bootlicking, fawning, obsequious, sycophantic, toadyish, |
| definition | : | attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | sycophancy, |
| definition | : | fawning obsequiousness (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | bootlicking, fawning, sycophantic, toadyish, |
| definition | : | attempting to win favor by flattery (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | bootlicking, fawning, obsequious, sycophantic, toadyish, |
| definition | : | attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery (adj.all) |
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