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Definition of sycophant noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

sycophant

noun

NAmE//ˈsɪkəfənt//

, NAmE//ˈsɪkəˌfænt//

(formal) (disapproving)

a person who praises important or powerful people too much and in a way that is not sincere, especially in order to get something from them

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sycophancy

NAmE//ˈsɪkəfənsi//

, NAmE//ˈsɪkəˌfænsi//

noun [uncountable]

sycophantic

NAmE//ˌsɪkəˈfæntɪk//

adjective a sycophantic reviewSee sycophant in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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