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单词 flatterer
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Definition of flatterer in English:

flatterer

noun 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

Rhymes

batterer, chatterer, natterer, scatterer, shatterer

Definition of flatterer in US English:

flatterer

nounˈfladərərˈflædərər
  • 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
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