Difference between Sycophant and Toady

What is the difference between Sycophant and Toady?

Sycophant as a noun is one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another. while Toady as a noun is a sycophant who flatters others to gain personal advantage.

Sycophant

Part of speech: noun

Definition: One who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another. One who seeks to gain through the powerful and influential.

Toady

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A sycophant who flatters others to gain personal advantage.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To behave like a toady (to someone).

We hope you now know whether to use Sycophant or Toady in your sentence.

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