One who is servile; one who is self-abasing

ETYM Latin sycophanta a slanderer, deceiver, parasite, Greek, false adviser, literally, a fig shower; sycos a fig + phainein to show: cf. French sycophante. The reason for the name is not certainly known. Related to Phenomenon.
A person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage; SYN. toady, crawler, lackey.
Flatterer; parasite. + prikaži više

ETYM Shortened from toadeater.
A mean flatterer; a sycophant.

1. Any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb about on trees; SYN. tree creeper.
2. Any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping.
Any small, short-legged passerine bird of the family Certhidae. They spiral with a mouselike movement up tree trunks, searching for insects and larvae with their thin, down-curved beaks.
The brown creeper Certhia familiaris is 12 cm/5 in long, brown above, white below, and is found across North America and Eurasia. + prikaži više