Word of the Day …
Posted by ccasc on April 15, 2009
The Word of the Day for Wednesday, April 15th, 2009 is sycophant.
Sycophant – noun. a self-seeking, servile flatterer; a fawning parasite.
Here’s a quotation that uses sycophant:
“Journalists were never intended to be the cheerleaders of a society, the conductors of applause, the sycophants. Tragically, that is their assigned role in authoritarian societies …”
~ Chet Huntley
Enjoy, folks!
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