flatterern.
/ˈflat(ə)rə/, U.S. /ˈflædərər/ One who flatters, in various senses of the verb; esp. one who employs false praise to obtain favour or otherwise serve his own purposes.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > [noun] > flatterer
fickler?c1225
losenger1303
glothererc1325
flatterera1340
blander1340
flatter1340
glozera1420
fleecherc1425
fager1435
soother1553
smooth-boots1599
sleekstonea1610
blandisher1611
cogger1611
over-prizer1611
smoother1611
colloguer1631
dauber1642
pargetera1656
flattercap1681
whillywhaa1682
sweetener1728
proneur1809
carney1818
soft-soaper1839
soft-solderer1851
smooth-sayer1872
incenser1873
soft-mouth1881
blarneyer1882
flannel-mouth1882
oiler1883
jollier1896
smoodger1898
plámáser1919
sweet-talker1946
smarmy1957
a1340 R. Rolle Psalter xiv. 4 Flaterers & bakbiters ere fere fra þis life.
1413 Pilgr. Sowle (1483) iii. iii. 51 Ye that haue ben flaterours and traitours to youre frendes.
1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. EEiiiv I had leauer..be reproued..of euery person, than to be praysed of a flaterer.
a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) II. 443 A Flatterer is a Dog, that fawns when he bites.
1727 J. Gay Fables I. i. 5 For beasts of prey, a servile train, Have been the flatt'rers of my reign.
1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xxviii. 272 ‘I am afraid Sir Mulberry is a flatterer, my Lord,’ said Mrs. Wititterly.
1881 ‘Rita’ My Lady Coquette xx You are a sad flatterer, Rose.
Compounds
flatterer-like adv.
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1604 M. Drayton Moyses i. 6 Three lab'ring monthes them flatterer-like beguild.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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