flatterer

flat·ter ¹  (fltr)

v. flat·tered, flat·ter·ing, flat·ters

v.tr.

1. To compliment excessively and often insincerely, especially in order to win favor.

2. To please or gratify the vanity of: "What really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering" (George Bernard Shaw).

3.

a. To portray favorably: a photograph that flatters its subject.

b. To show off becomingly or advantageously.

v.intr.

To practice flattery.

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[Middle English flateren, from Old French flater, of Germanic origin; see plat- in Indo-European roots.]

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flatter·er n.

flatter·ing·ly adv.

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flat·ter ²  (fltr)

n.

1. A flat-faced swage or hammer used by blacksmiths.

2. A die plate for flattening metal into strips, as in the manufacture of watch springs.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

flatterer - a person who uses flattery adulator follower - a person who accepts the leadership of another ass-kisser, crawler, sycophant, toady, lackey - a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage

Translations

flatterer [ˈflætərəʳ] N → adulador(a) m/f

flatterer [ˈflætərə^r] n → flatteur/euse m/f

flatterer

n → Schmeichler(in) m(f)

flatterer [ˈflætərəʳ] n → adulatore/trice

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flatterer [ˈflætərəʳ] n → adulatore/trice