flatterer
flatterer · flatterers
підлесник, лестець, облесник, лестун
льстец, подхалим, подхалимка, подлиза
Schmeichler, Schmeichlerin
One who flattersOne who flatters.
» In a word, he is a flatterer.
Одном словом, он подлиза.
Одним словом, він підлесник.
Meaning
1 sensesOne who flatters.
Schmeichler, Schmeichlerin
льстецlʹstec, подхали́мpodxalím, подхали́мкаpodxalímka
підле́сникpidlésnyk, лесте́цьlestécʹ, обле́сникoblésnyk
a person who uses flattery
Examples
7 sentencesIn a word, he is a flatterer.
Одним словом, він підлесник.
ruОдном словом, он подлиза.
When the flatterer pipes, then the devil dances.
A demagogue is a flatterer of the people.
Every flatterer lives at the expense of those who listen to them.
Mary is seen as a flatterer due to her false displays of affection towards Tom.
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
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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| Singular | flatterer |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a person who uses flattery:adulator