- plural of sycophant.
sycophants
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The new boss will want to make a mark—almost any mark will do—to intimidate top performers and encourage sycophants.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
And, of course, there were the sycophants, jesters and Wormtongues.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
Among Jay’s core group of sycophants and servants are the dependable Laura Dern as his publicist and Adam Sandler as his dutiful manager, Ron.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
This evokes the absolutist rhetoric of Louis XIV’s worst sycophants, which Saint-Simon despised.
From Slate ● May 30, 2025
Around him was a raucous entourage of assistants, sycophants, distant relatives and assorted hangers-on.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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