Michael Bigley typed this message on 10/3/03 11:07 PM: > After being called a sycophant for the second time, I admit, I had to > look it up... and I must say that it fits neither Shawn nor me... > search the archives. >From Merriam Webster (via Spell Catcher X) 4 sense(s) for ³sycophant² 1. sy·co·phant € (noun) [sy·co·phants] servile flatterer € syc·o·phan·tic (adjective) € sy·co·phan·ti·cal·ly (adverb) € sy·co·phant·ish·ly (adverb) Proximity/Merriam-Webster U.S. English Thesaurus 2 meaning(s) for ³sycophant² 1. (adj) characteristic of one that fawns € (synonym) fawning, bootlicking, cowering, cringing, groveling, kowtowing, parasitic, sycophantic, sycophantical, sycophantish, toadying, toadyish, truckling € (related) flunkyish, obsequious, servile, slavish, subservient, compliant, deferential, humble, submissive, yielding, ingratiating, adulatory, flattering, mealy-mouthed, crawling, spineless, abject, ignoble, mean € (contrast) arrogant, disdainful, haughty, insolent, lordly, overbearing, proud, supercilious, contemptuous, insulting, scathing, scornful, authoritative, imperious, magisterial, masterful € (antonym) domineering 2. (noun) a base or servilely attentive flatterer and self-seeker € (synonym) apple-polisher, bootlick, bootlicker, creature, footlicker, groveler, lickspit, lickspittle, minion, reptile, spaniel, toad, toadeater, toadier, toady, truckler, yes-man € (see also) parasite € (related) flunky, gopher, lackey, slave, stooge, flatterer, self-seeker, snob, tuft-hunter Proximity/Collins British English Thesaurus 3 meaning(s) for ³sycophant² 1. (noun) € (synonym) hanger-on, dependant, follower, lackey, leech, minion, parasite 2. (noun) € (synonym) toady, hanger-on, jackal, lackey, parasite, yes man 3. (noun) € (synonym) yes man, bootlicker, bosses' lackey, company man, crawler, creature, minion, timeserver, toady ------------------------- I agree Michael, it doesn't fit either of you in the least! Jg