Definitions for sycophant

sycophant syc·o·phant

Spelling: [sik-uh-fuh nt, -fant, sahy-k Sycophant is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 19 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 536 anagrams from letters in sycophant (achnopsty).

Definitions for sycophant

noun

  1. a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.

Origin of sycophant

1530-40; Latin sȳcophanta Greek sȳkophántēs informer, equivalent to sŷko(n) fig + phan- (stem of phaínein to show) + -tēs agentive suffix

Examples for sycophant

Shakespeare was a sycophant, a flunkey if you will, but nothing worse.

He bowed and smiled—the smile of a courtier and sycophant—a smile I hated.

However reactionary a sycophant to rich people and slasher of programs for others he might be, he is the governor.

Though, like most of his order, zealous for monarchy, he was no sycophant.

People will say he was a vulgar parvenu, a sycophant, a snob—heaven knows what.

"Then a sycophant he is and will remain," said the Alexandrian with a laugh.

Hold your tongue; you are but a sycophant, and deserve punishment.

If Absalom is a type of the demagogue, Shimei surely is a type of the sycophant.

The sycophant recognised the arms on the panel and collapsed.

"Don't go any nearer to them," said the Judge, in the tones of a sycophant.

Word Value for sycophant
Scrable

19

Words with friends

20

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