sycophant

A person who attempts to gain advantage by flattering influential people or behaving in a servile manner.

A tale-bearer or informer in general.

A parasite; a mean flatterer; especially, a flatterer of princes and great men.

Synonyms Parasite, Sycophant (see parasite), fawner, toady, toad-eater, flunkey.

Parasitical; servile; obsequious; sycophantic.

To give information about, or tell tales of, in order to gain favor; calumniate.

To play the sycophant toward; flatter meanly and officiously.

To play the sycophant.

To play the sycophant.

An informer; a talebearer.