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sycophant in Malay

pengampu

/ˈsɪkəfænt/

sycophant in Malay: pengampu. In English, sycophant means one who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.

Malay words for sycophant

one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person
pengampu

English meaning of sycophant

  1. noun One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.
  2. noun One who seeks to gain through the powerful and influential.
  3. noun An informer; a talebearer.
  4. verb To inform against; hence, to calumniate.

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Questions about sycophant in Malay

What is the meaning of sycophant in Malay?
Sycophant in Malay is pengampu.
Apakah maksud sycophant dalam bahasa Melayu?
Sycophant: pengampu.
What does sycophant mean in English?
Sycophant means one who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.

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