faltterer

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who flatters: "flatterer" refers to someone who praises others excessively or insincerely, often to gain favour or advantage.

Usage Examples

• (A person who gives excessive praise.)
• (Caution against insincere praise-givers.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be a flatterer": to habitually offer insincere compliments.

  • She is such a flatterer that her compliments feel empty. (Her praise lacks genuine feeling.)

• "a flatterer's game": a situation where flattery is used as a tactic.

  • In politics, a flatterer's game can win temporary allies. (Insincere praise as a strategy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Flattery (n): excessive or insincere praise.

  • His flattery was obvious, but she accepted it gracefully. (The act of praising insincerely.)

• Flatter (v): to praise excessively or insincerely.

  • He flatters his superiors to get promoted. (To give insincere praise.)

• Flattering (adj): that which gives excessive or pleasing praise.

  • The flattering comments were not meant to be taken seriously. (Praise that is exaggerated.)

Synonyms

• Sycophant: a person who acts obsequiously towards someone important to gain advantage.
• Toady: a person who flatters others to gain favour.
• Bootlicker: a person who behaves in a servile way to gain approval.

Related Idioms

• To butter someone up: to flatter someone excessively to get something.

  • He's always buttering up the manager for a raise. (Flattering to gain an advantage.)

• To lay it on thick: to praise someone extravagantly or insincerely.

  • She laid it on thick when complimenting his cooking. (Exaggerated, insincere praise.)