sycophant
/ˈsɪkəfənt/
noun
- A person who praises powerful or important people too much in order to get something from them, such as approval or advancement.
- She realized her assistant was a sycophant when he agreed with everything she said, even when she was wrong.
- The king was surrounded by sycophants who never told him the truth about his failing policies.
- In the office, the sycophants always laugh at the boss's jokes and volunteer for extra tasks to get noticed.
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