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Sycophant | Sycophant \Syc"o*phant\, n. [L. sycophanta a slanderer, deceiver, parasite, Gr. ? a false accuser, false adviser, literally, a fig shower; ? a fig + ? to show: cf. F. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A base parasite; a mean or servile flatterer; especially, a flatterer of princes and great men. [1913 Webster] A sycophant will everything admire: Each verse, each sentence, sets his soul on fire. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] |
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