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Definition of flatterer in English: flatterernoun ˈflat(ə)rəˈflædərər A person who lavishes praise, often insincerely; a sycophant. he is not allowing flatterers to deceive him Example sentencesExamples - Men like this associate only with flatterers, and are friends to nobody.
- Wisdom is also needed in picking and satisfying his closest advisors and avoiding flatterers.
- Your closest retainers and flatterers have never led you astray before and they will not fail you now.
- Artists are mainly flatterers when it comes to the portrait.
- The crowd's loud cheers and shouts of applause were typical of the flatterer, excessive and insincere.
Synonyms sycophant, groveller, fawner, lackey, obsequious person, kowtower, time server informal crawler, creep, toady, bootlicker, yes man, lickspittle, doormat, truckler North American informal suck-up, brown-nose British vulgar slang arse-licker, arse-kisser formal encomiast archaic toad-eater
Rhymesbatterer, chatterer, natterer, scatterer, shatterer Definition of flatterer in US English: flatterernounˈfladərərˈflædərər A person who lavishes praise, often insincerely; a sycophant. he is not allowing flatterers to deceive him Example sentencesExamples - The crowd's loud cheers and shouts of applause were typical of the flatterer, excessive and insincere.
- Your closest retainers and flatterers have never led you astray before and they will not fail you now.
- Men like this associate only with flatterers, and are friends to nobody.
- Wisdom is also needed in picking and satisfying his closest advisors and avoiding flatterers.
- Artists are mainly flatterers when it comes to the portrait.
Synonyms sycophant, groveller, fawner, lackey, obsequious person, kowtower, time server |