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sycophant

/ˈsɪkəfənt/noun

a person who flatters powerful people to gain favor

The CEO surrounded himself with sycophants who never questioned his ideas.

Near in meaning: flatterertoadybootlickeryes-man
In the family: sycophantssycophanticsycophanticallysycophancy

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