sicofanta

Concepts

sycophant

lackey

toady

arse-kisser

ass-kisser

baseball player

crawler

brown noser

Synonyms

puxa-saco

adulador

bajulador

lambe-botas

Translations

flagorneur

leccapiedi

pelota

lèche-bottes

sicofante

lameculos

Schmeichler

Kriecher

Speichellecker

Schleimer

adulatore

ruffiano

kruiper

pluimstrijker

adulador

Pronounced as (IPA)

/si.koˈfɐ̃.tɐ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: sȳcophanta

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin sȳcophanta (“informer, trickster”), from Ancient Greek συκοφάντης (sukophántēs).