noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who fawns; a sycophant.
2. 2
   someone who humbles themself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if they had no self-respect wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

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Etymology

From fawn + -er.