Certain word I'm looking for?

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Certain word I'm looking for?

In the sense that "Cassanova" has come to mean a seductive male, I'm looking for a word of similar origin that means something along the lines of a social climber, somebody who will do anything to get ahead, kind of a Machiavellian character. Manipulative, etc.
It starts with "S" and I'm pretty sure it comes from a character's name in a play or book.

2007-12-23 06:49:24 · 3 answers · asked by more_jacob 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

No, it's definitely a character name, so it's capitalized and I know it's pretty long, like three or four syllables.

2007-12-23 06:54:51 · update #1

3 answers

sly?

2007-12-23 06:53:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Is it 'sycophant' that you are looking for?

2007-12-23 23:29:26 · answer #2 · answered by greenhorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

S -no idea

2007-12-24 17:04:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋