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sycophant

noun /ˈsɪkəfænt,ˈsɪkəfənt/

a) One who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another.

b) One who seeks to gain through the powerful and influential.

Syn: ass-kisser, brown noser, suck up, yes man, parasite, flunky, lackey

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