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sycophant meaning in Pashto

چاپلوس čāplus

/ˈsɪkəfænt/

sycophant in Pashto: چاپلوس (čāplus), چاپلوسه (čāplusa). In English, sycophant means one who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.

Pashto words for sycophant

one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person
چاپلوس čāplus, چاپلوسه čāplusa

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 Pashto

What is the meaning of sycophant in Pashto?
Sycophant in Pashto is چاپلوس (čāplus), چاپلوسه (čāplusa).
sycophant په پښتو کې څه معنی لري؟
Sycophant: چاپلوس (čāplus), چاپلوسه (čāplusa).
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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