sycophant

As nouns the difference between sycophant and adulation

is that sycophant is one who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another; a servile flatterer while adulation is flattery; fulsome praise.

As a verb sycophant

is to inform against; hence, to calumniate.

In obsolete terms the difference between fawn and sycophant

is that fawn is the young of an animal; a whelp while sycophant is an informer; a talebearer.

As nouns the difference between fawn and sycophant

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

As verbs the difference between fawn and sycophant

is that fawn is to give birth to a fawn while sycophant is to inform against; hence, to calumniate.

As an adjective fawn

is of the fawn colour.

As an adjective adulatory

is in the manner of adulation; overly flattering.

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 nouns the difference between apparatchik and sycophant

is that apparatchik is (historical) a member of the soviet apparat; a communist bureaucrat or agent 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 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.