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sycophant

/ˈsɪk.ə.fænt/

Traduction: Nom désignant une personne qui se comporte de manière servile et flatteuse envers une personne influente afin d'en tirer un avantage ; flagorneur.

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noun

/ˈsɪk.ə.fænt/C1formal
  • frNom désignant une personne qui se comporte de manière servile et flatteuse envers une personne influente afin d'en tirer un avantage ; flagorneur.

A noun referring to a person who acts obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain advantage; a flatterer.

  1. FlattererC1formal

    A person who acts obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain advantage.

    frFlatteur intéressé

    • The king was surrounded by sycophants who agreed with everything he said.
    • She saw through the sycophant's false praise.
    • A true leader values honest criticism over the flattery of sycophants.

    Synonymesass-kisserbootlickerfawnerflatterergrovelerlackeysuck uptoadyyes-man

Formes
  • sycophants plural form
  • sycophants' possessive plural form
  • sycophant's possessive singular form
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