Main Entry: sy·co·phant

Pronunciation: \-fənt also -ˌfant\

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin sycophanta slanderer, swindler, from Greek sykophantēs slanderer, from sykon fig + phainein to show — more at fancy

Date: 1575

: a servile self-seeking flatterer

synonyms see parasite

— sycophant adjective