Meaning

1 senses
  1. One who flatters.

    Schmeichler, Schmeichlerin

    льстецlʹstec, подхали́мpodxalím, подхали́мкаpodxalímka

    підле́сникpidlésnyk, лесте́цьlestécʹ, обле́сникoblésnyk

    a person who uses flattery

Examples

7 sentences
  1. In a word, he is a flatterer.

    Одним словом, він підлесник.

    ruОдном словом, он подлиза.

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  2. When the flatterer pipes, then the devil dances.

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  3. A demagogue is a flatterer of the people.

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  4. Every flatterer lives at the expense of those who listen to them.

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  5. Mary is seen as a flatterer due to her false displays of affection towards Tom.

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Translations

9 languages
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Origin

From Middle English flaterere, equivalent to flatter + -er.

From Middle English flaterere, equivalent to flatter + -er.

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Forms

plural: flatterers
Singularflatterer
Pluralflatterers

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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