flatterer
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- noun
- /ˈflætərər/
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- Don't trust a flatterer; they often seek something in return for their compliments.
- a great flatterer
So how does a flatterer treat other friends?
- So how does a flatterer treat other friends?
- Now the flatterers are going to give pleasure.
Examples
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Of course, he's an awful flatterer.
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- I despise liars and flatterers.
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And he says that the flatterer is unlike the friend.
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"Flatterer," she said, but she sounded pleased.
Fiction book (1992) -
Don't listen to that flatterer, darling.
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You're such a flatterer, James.
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- Well, aren't you just quite the flatterer.
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Still, Simon was a flatterer by nature, and this didn't surprise him as much as what he said next.
Fiction book (1995) -
But I'm afraid you're a flatterer.
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Her father's a flatterer.
Synonyms
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A person who praises someone important to get favors
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A person who uses kind words to charm or trick people
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9.9
A person who flatters someone in charge to get favors
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A person who praises someone in power to get benefits
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A person who praises someone in charge too much to gain favor
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A person who flatters someone in power to get favours
A person who praises others too much to gain their favor
A person who praises someone too much to get something in return
A person who flatters people in charge to gain favor
A person who praises others to get their approval
A person who gives too many compliments to gain favor
A person who praises a boss to get a favor
A person at work who praises their boss too much to get favors
Antonyms
How Complimentary
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Flatterer comes from the old verb flatter, which once meant 'to stroke' or 'pet' someone to make them feel good. So a flatterer is someone who 'strokes' another person's pride with praise, often without meaning it and hoping to get something in return.