Sycophant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɪkɑːfənt/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɪkɒfənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɪkɒfənt/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈɪkɑːfənt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

crawler lackey ass-kisser toady

Word Forms

sycophantic	adjective	attempting to win favor by flattery
sycophancy	noun	fawning obsequiousness
toady	verb	try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
crawl	verb	show submission or fear

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schmeichler

jemand, der versucht, jemandem zu gefallen, um sich einen persönlichen Vorteil zu verschaffen

🇫🇷French

flagorneur

une personne qui essaie de plaire à quelqu'un afin d'obtenir un avantage personnel

🇪🇸Spanish

sicofante

Persona que intenta complacer a alguien para obtener una ventaja personal.

🇮🇹Italian

adulatore

una persona che cerca di compiacere qualcuno per ottenere un vantaggio personale

🇵🇹Portuguese

bajulador

uma pessoa que tenta agradar alguém para obter vantagem pessoal

🇷🇺Russian

подхалим

человек, который пытается кому-то угодить, чтобы получить личную выгоду

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चापलूस

वह व्यक्ति जो व्यक्तिगत लाभ प्राप्त करने के लिए किसी को प्रसन्न करने का प्रयास करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ধান্দাবাজ

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি ব্যক্তিগত সুবিধা পাওয়ার জন্য কাউকে খুশি করার চেষ্টা করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

சைகோபாண்ட்

தனிப்பட்ட நன்மையைப் பெறுவதற்காக ஒருவரைப் பிரியப்படுத்த முயற்சிக்கும் நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

సైకోఫాంట్

వ్యక్తిగత ప్రయోజనం కోసం ఒకరిని సంతోషపెట్టడానికి ప్రయత్నించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

चाकू

वैयक्तिक फायदा मिळविण्यासाठी एखाद्याला संतुष्ट करण्याचा प्रयत्न करणारी व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

સિકોફન્ટ

એક વ્યક્તિ જે વ્યક્તિગત લાભ મેળવવા માટે કોઈને ખુશ કરવાનો પ્રયાસ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೈಕೋಫಾಂಟ್

ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ಪ್ರಯೋಜನವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುವ ಸಲುವಾಗಿ ಯಾರನ್ನಾದರೂ ಮೆಚ್ಚಿಸಲು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സൈക്കോഫൻ്റ്

വ്യക്തിപരമായ നേട്ടം നേടുന്നതിനായി ആരെയെങ്കിലും പ്രീതിപ്പെടുത്താൻ ശ്രമിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਰਾਰਤੀ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਨਿੱਜੀ ਲਾਭ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਖੁਸ਼ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سفاک

وہ شخص جو ذاتی فائدہ حاصل کرنے کے لیے کسی کو خوش کرنے کی کوشش کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

阿谀奉承者

为了获得个人利益而试图取悦某人的人

🇯🇵Japanese

おべっか

個人的な利益を得るために誰かを喜ばせようとする人

🇰🇷Korean

아첨꾼

개인적인 이익을 얻기 위해 누군가를 기쁘게 하려는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người nịnh nọt

một người cố gắng làm hài lòng ai đó để đạt được lợi ích cá nhân

🇹🇭Thai

ประจบประแจง

บุคคลที่พยายามทำให้ใครบางคนพอใจเพื่อให้ได้เปรียบส่วนตัว

🇮🇩Indonesian

penjilat

seseorang yang mencoba menyenangkan seseorang untuk mendapatkan keuntungan pribadi

🇵🇭Filipino

manghuhula

isang taong nagsisikap na pasayahin ang isang tao upang makakuha ng personal na kalamangan

🇲🇾Malay

penipu

seseorang yang cuba menggembirakan seseorang untuk mendapatkan kelebihan peribadi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متملق

الشخص الذي يحاول إرضاء شخص ما من أجل الحصول على ميزة شخصية

🇮🇷Persian

متعصب

کسی که سعی می کند کسی را خشنود کند تا به یک مزیت شخصی دست یابد

🇹🇷Turkish

dalkavuk

kişisel çıkar elde etmek amacıyla birisini memnun etmeye çalışan kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

חַנְפָן

אדם שמנסה לרצות מישהו כדי להשיג יתרון אישי

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The primary meaning of 'sycophant' is 'a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage'.

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