- Fawner
- Fawner Fawn"er, n. One who fawns; a sycophant. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Fawner
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fawner — noun see fawn I … New Collegiate Dictionary
fawner — See fawn1. * * * … Universalium
fawner — noun One who fawns; a sycophant … Wiktionary
fawner — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. toady, flatterer, parasite, brown nose*; see sycophant … English dictionary for students
fawner — n. flatterer, groveler … English contemporary dictionary
fawner — n toady, toadeater, sycophant, flatterer, fawning flatterer, truckler, tufthunter, courtier, wheedler, puffer, backslapper, backscratcher, time server, Inf. apple polisher, Sl. brown nose, Sl. brown noser, Sl. brownie, Obs., Rare. blander,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
fawner — noun someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self respect • Syn: ↑apple polisher, ↑bootlicker, ↑groveller, ↑groveler, ↑truckler • Derivationally related forms: ↑truckle ( … Useful english dictionary
sycophant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. parasite, toady, bootlicker, lickspittle, flatterer, fawner, truckler. See servility, flattery. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. parasite, leech, toady, flatterer, fawner, hanger on, toadeater, tufthunter,… … English dictionary for students
toady — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fawner, sycophant, truckler, bootlicker (inf.). See servility, flattery. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. parasite, flatterer, fawner; see sycophant . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. sycophant, flatterer,… … English dictionary for students
apple polisher — noun someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self respect • Syn: ↑bootlicker, ↑fawner, ↑groveller, ↑groveler, ↑truckler • Derivationally related forms: ↑truckle (for … Useful english dictionary
