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Definition of: sycophant
(sik′ə·fənt) noun
1. A servile flatterer; parasite.
2. Obs. An informer; accuser: the original meaning.
3. Obs. An impostor; deceiver. [<L sycophanta <Gk. sykophantēs an informer <sykon a fico + phan-, stem of phainein show]
—syc′o·phan′tic (-fan′tik) or ·ti·cal adjective
—syc′o·phan′ti·cal·ly adverb
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