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"etymology_text": "First attested in 1537. From Latin sȳcophanta (“informer, trickster”), from Ancient Greek συκοφάντης (sukophántēs), itself from σῦκον (sûkon, “fig”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “I show, demonstrate”). The gesture of \"showing the fig\" was a vulgar one, which was made by sticking the thumb between two fingers, a display which vaguely resembles a fig, which is itself symbolic of a σῦκον (sûkon), which also meant vulva. The story behind this etymology is that politicians in ancient Greece steered clear of displaying that vulgar gesture, but secretly urged their followers to taunt their opponents by using it.\nCognate with Italian sicofante, Spanish sicofanta.",
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"word": "courtier"
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"word": "heeler"
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"word": "teacher's pet"
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"word": "tufthunter"
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"word": "yes man"
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"One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer."
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"uses",
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"compliments",
"compliment#Noun"
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[
"gain",
"gain#Verb"
],
[
"self-serving",
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],
[
"favour",
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[
"advantage",
"advantage#Noun"
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[
"servile",
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"word": "ass-kisser"
},
{
"word": "brown noser"
},
{
"word": "suck-up"
},
{
"word": "yes man"
},
{
"word": "sycophant"
}
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"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "beroepsverklikker"
},
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "sikofant"
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"roman": "mutamalliq ḏalīl",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "مُتَمَلِّق ذَلِيل"
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "pnakalez",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "պնակալեզ"
},
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "kʻcnoġ",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "քծնող"
},
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "yaltaq"
},
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"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "khoẏer khã",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "খয়ের খাঁ"
},
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"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "camca",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "চামচা"
},
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "podlizurko",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "подлизурко"
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "podmazvač",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "подмазвач"
},
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"_dis1": "72 21 6",
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"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "sicofanta"
},
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"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "caat³ haai⁴ zai²",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "擦鞋仔"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "caat³ haai⁴ gau²",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"derogatory"
],
"word": "擦鞋狗"
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"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "巴兒狗"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "bārgǒu",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "巴儿狗"
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"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "patolízal"
},
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"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pochlebovač"
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "spytslikker"
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
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"common-gender"
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"word": "rygklapper"
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"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
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"word": "røvslikker"
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"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "sykofant"
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"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
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"word": "hofsnog"
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"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
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"word": "øjentjener"
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"_dis1": "72 21 6",
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"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "gatlikker"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "kontlikker"
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"_dis1": "72 21 6",
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"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "kruiper"
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "pluimstrijker"
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"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "bruinwerker"
},
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"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "vleier"
},
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "flatisto"
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"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "flatulo"
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"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "takkakiitja"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "pealekaebaja"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "hännystelijä"
},
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"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "mielistelijä"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "imartelija"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"vulgar"
],
"word": "perseennuolija"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "nuoleskelija"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "flagorneur"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "lèche-bottes"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine",
"vulgar"
],
"word": "lèche-cul"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "candongueiro"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "compangón"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gaioleiro"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lambecús"
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{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "labiantón"
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{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "louvamiñeiro"
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"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "lambespiñas"
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"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mingamona"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "panxolas"
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{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "paraxismeiro"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "blandicioso"
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{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "boriante"
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{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "trasloeiro"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cirigaitas"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "aleimador"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "gariteiro"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Kriecher"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Schmeichler"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Speichellecker"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Schleimer"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "kólakas",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "κόλακας"
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{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "el",
"english": "false friend",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "sykofántis",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "συκοφάντης"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "khanfán",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "חנפן"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "talpnyaló"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "smjaðrari"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "höfðingjasleikja"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "undirlægja"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ruffiano"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "delatore"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 21 6",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
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"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
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"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
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"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
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"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
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"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
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"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
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"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
"word": "people pleaser"
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"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
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"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
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"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "beroepsverklikker"
},
{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "sikofant"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "mutamalliq ḏalīl",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "مُتَمَلِّق ذَلِيل"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "pnakalez",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "պնակալեզ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "kʻcnoġ",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "քծնող"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "yaltaq"
},
{
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "khoẏer khã",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "খয়ের খাঁ"
},
{
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "camca",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "চামচা"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "podlizurko",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "подлизурко"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "podmazvač",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "подмазвач"
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{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sicofanta"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "caat³ haai⁴ zai²",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "擦鞋仔"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "caat³ haai⁴ gau²",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"derogatory"
],
"word": "擦鞋狗"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "巴兒狗"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bārgǒu",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "巴儿狗"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "patolízal"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pochlebovač"
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{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "spytslikker"
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{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
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{
"code": "da",
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"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "hofsnog"
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{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"common-gender",
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"word": "øjentjener"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "gatlikker"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "kontlikker"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "kruiper"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "pluimstrijker"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "bruinwerker"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "vleier"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "flatisto"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "flatulo"
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{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "takkakiitja"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "pealekaebaja"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "hännystelijä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "mielistelijä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "imartelija"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"vulgar"
],
"word": "perseennuolija"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "nuoleskelija"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "flagorneur"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "lèche-bottes"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine",
"vulgar"
],
"word": "lèche-cul"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "candongueiro"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "compangón"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gaioleiro"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lambecús"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "labiantón"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "louvamiñeiro"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lambespiñas"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mingamona"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "panxolas"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "paraxismeiro"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "blandicioso"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "boriante"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "trasloeiro"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cirigaitas"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "aleimador"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gariteiro"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Kriecher"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Schmeichler"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Speichellecker"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Schleimer"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "kólakas",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "κόλακας"
},
{
"code": "el",
"english": "false friend",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "sykofántis",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "συκοφάντης"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "khanfán",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "חנפן"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "talpnyaló"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "smjaðrari"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "höfðingjasleikja"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "undirlægja"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ruffiano"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "delatore"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "leccaculo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "adulatore"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sicofante"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "leccapiedi"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "gomasuri",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "ごますり"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "assecula"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pataikūnas"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "podlizurko",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "подлизурко"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "pengampu"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lagħqi"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "foalserey"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "spyttslikker"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "spyttsleiker"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "čāplus",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "چاپلوس"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "čāplusa",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "چاپلوسه"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "čâplus",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "چاپلوس"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "xâye-mâl",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"derogatory",
"vulgar"
],
"word": "خایهمال"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "pochlebca"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "cmokier"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lizus"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "sicofanta"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bajulador"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "adulador"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lambe-botas"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "puxa-saco"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "assecla"
},
{
"code": "pa",
"lang": "Punjabi",
"roman": "camcā",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ਚਮਚਾ"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lingău"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pupincurist"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "lʹstec",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "льстец"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podxalím",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "подхали́м"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "lizobljúd",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "лизоблю́д"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podlíza",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "подли́за"
},
{
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "kiss-ma-luif"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sodalaiche"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "улизица"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ulizica"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sicofanta"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "adulador"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pelota"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "lameculos"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "chupamedias"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
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"Spain",
"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "acomedido"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"Mexico",
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],
"word": "barbero"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "lamebotas"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
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"El-Salvador",
"Uruguay",
"Venezuela",
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
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"common-gender"
],
"word": "smickrare"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
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"common-gender"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
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"word": "lismare"
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"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "sipsip"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "dalkavuk"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"word": "nịnh hót"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gwenieithwr"
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"word": "sycophant"
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"form": "sycophants",
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"ref": "1642, John Milton, Apology for Smectymnuus",
"text": "As therefore he began in the title, so in the next leaf he makes it his first business to tamper with his reader by sycophanting and misnaming the work of his adversary.",
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"To inform against; hence, to calumniate."
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"To play the sycophant toward; to flatter obsequiously."
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"(transitive, rare) To play the sycophant toward; to flatter obsequiously."
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"ipa": "/ˈsɪkəfænt/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈsɪkəfənt/"
},
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"ipa": "/ˈsaɪkəfænt/"
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"ipa": "/ˈsaɪkəfənt/"
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