sycophant
noun
a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
sycophants
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pluralof sycophant.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The new boss will want to make a mark—almost any mark will do—to intimidate top performers and encourage sycophants.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
Among Jay’s core group of sycophants and servants are the dependable Laura Dern as his publicist and Adam Sandler as his dutiful manager, Ron.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
And while at first Oliver rules over a pack of sycophants, the power shifts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2025
This evokes the absolutist rhetoric of Louis XIV’s worst sycophants, which Saint-Simon despised.
From Slate ● May 30, 2025
Shusgis talked and talked to me and to the many employees, aides, and sycophants who sat down at his table nightly; I had never known him so longwinded, so relentlessly jovial.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
