Entry Word: sycophant

Function: noun

Meaning: a person who flatters another in order to get ahead <my teacher isnʼt fooled by the class sycophants, who are always telling her what a wonderful teacher she is>

Synonyms fawner, flunky (also flunkey), toady

Related Words yes-man; hanger-on, leech, parasite, sponge, sponger; henchman, lackey, minion, satellite, slave, stooge; admirer, cultist, devotee, enthusiast, fan, groveler (or groveller), idolater (or idolator), worshipper (or worshiper), zealot; adherent, convert, disciple, follower, partisan, pupil, votary