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English noun: sycophant

1. sycophant (person) a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage


Synonymsass-kisser, crawler, lackey, toady


Broader (hypernym)adulator, flatterer


Narrower (hyponym)apple polisher, bootlicker, fawner, goody-goody, groveler, groveller, truckler









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