One who seeks to gain through the powerful and influential.
One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.
To play the sycophant toward; to flatter obsequiously.
A person usually of little talent who tries hard to succeed, especially through imitation, usually to gain fame or popularity.
A person who is perceived as putting too much effort into something recreational, such as a game.
To put perhaps too much effort into a recreational activity, typically a game.