English → Latin
“sycophant” in Latin
sȳcophantaa snitch, informant; a slanderer; a tricksterassentorto assent, agree with, approve; flatteradūlorto fawn upon; to flatter or court; to make obeisance to
The English word sycophant itself goes back to Latin sȳcophanta.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sycophant
sycophanta (Terentianus): assentator: adulator (Auctor ad Her.). To play the sycophant, adulari.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sycophant?
- The usual Latin words for “sycophant” are sȳcophanta, assentor, adūlor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.