sycophant
Pronunciation:
/ˈsɪkəfænt/noun
Definitions
One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.
Synonyms:ass-kisserbrown nosersuck upyes manOne who seeks to gain through the powerful and influential.
Synonyms:flunkylackeyparasiteAn informer; a talebearer.
verb
Definitions
To inform against; hence, to calumniate.
To play the sycophant toward; to flatter obsequiously.