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<blockquote data-quote="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)" data-source="post: 667646" data-attributes="member: 12570"><p>Sycophant</p><p></p><p>In a modern context a <strong>sycophant</strong> (from the Greek συκοφάντης sykophántēs) is a servile person who, acting in his or her own self-interest, attempts to win favor by flattering one or more influential persons, or by saying lies against a fellow citizen for gaining a kind of profit. These actions are executed at the cost of his or her own personal pride, principles, and peer respect. Such a manner is also called <strong>obsequiousness.</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret), post: 667646, member: 12570"] Sycophant In a modern context a [B]sycophant[/B] (from the Greek συκοφάντης sykophántēs) is a servile person who, acting in his or her own self-interest, attempts to win favor by flattering one or more influential persons, or by saying lies against a fellow citizen for gaining a kind of profit. These actions are executed at the cost of his or her own personal pride, principles, and peer respect. Such a manner is also called [B]obsequiousness.[/B] [/QUOTE]
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