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Sycophant

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(1):

(v. t.) To inform against; hence, to calumniate.

(2):

(v. t.) To play the sycophant toward; to flatter obsequiously.

(3):

(n.) An informer; a talebearer.

(4):

(n.) A base parasite; a mean or servile flatterer; especially, a flatterer of princes and great men.

(5):

(v. i.) To play the sycophant.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Sycophant'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/sycophant.html. 1828.
 
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