Flatterer

noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who flatters.
  2. 2
    a person who uses flattery wordnet

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

Etymology

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

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