sicofante

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Italian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin sȳcophanta (informer, trickster), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek συκοφάντης (sukophántēs).

Noun

sicofante m (plural sicofanti)

  1. sycophant, toady; lackey; hireling
  2. informer, spy