sycophant

As an adjective ostentatious

is of ostentation.

As a noun sycophant is

one who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.

As a verb sycophant is

to inform against; hence, to calumniate.

As verbs the difference between ingratiating and sycophant

is that ingratiating is present participle of lang=en while sycophant is to inform against; hence, to calumniate.

As an adjective ingratiating

is which ingratiates; which attempts to bring oneself into the favour of another. The implication is often of flattery or insincerity.

As a noun sycophant is

one who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.

In obsolete terms the difference between minion and sycophant

is that minion is favoured, beloved; "pet" while sycophant is an informer; a talebearer.

As an adjective minion

is favoured, beloved; "pet".

As a verb sycophant is

to inform against; hence, to calumniate.

As nouns the difference between acolyte and sycophant

is that acolyte is one who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic Church, being ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass while sycophant is one who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.

As a verb sycophant is

to inform against; hence, to calumniate.

As verbs the difference between syncopate and sycophant

is that syncopate is to omit a sound or a letter from a word; to use syncope while sycophant is to inform against; hence, to calumniate.

As a noun sycophant is

one who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.

As nouns the difference between sycophant and buttkisser

is that sycophant is one who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another; a servile flatterer while buttkisser is a bowdlerization of kissass or asskisser.

As a verb sycophant

is to inform against; hence, to calumniate.

Attendant is a related term of sycophant.

As nouns the difference between attendant and sycophant

is that attendant is one who attends; one who works with or watches something while sycophant is one who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.

As an adjective attendant

is going with; associated; concomitant.

As a verb sycophant is

to inform against; hence, to calumniate.

As nouns the difference between follower and sycophant

is that follower is one who follows, comes after another while sycophant is one who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.

As a verb sycophant is

to inform against; hence, to calumniate.

In obsolete terms the difference between crony and sycophant

is that crony is an old woman; a crone while sycophant is an informer; a talebearer.

As nouns the difference between crony and sycophant

is that crony is close friend while sycophant is one who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.

As a verb sycophant is

to inform against; hence, to calumniate.

As a noun sycophant

is one who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.

As a verb sycophant

is to inform against; hence, to calumniate.

As an adjective oleaginous is

oily, greasy.