flatterer

/ˈflætərə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈflætərər/ (ame, ipa) · /-atərə(r) -atə-/ (ame, mw)

flatterer — noun

  • flatterersingular
  • flatterersplural

1. someone who gives others exaggerated, untrue compliments, usually to win their f

1.名詞C1
釋義

someone who gives others exaggerated, untrue compliments, usually to win their favour or to get a personal advantage such as a promotion, money, or special treatment.

例句

Kevin warned the new manager that her deputy was a clever flatterer chasing a promotion.

predicative noun: be a flatterer (of/chasing motive)

The young queen quickly learned to spot the flatterers who circled her at court.

plural use: flatterers as a recognisable social type

同義詞
  • sycophant

    more formal and stronger; suggests servile, fawning behaviour

  • yes-man

    informal; one who agrees with the boss on everything rather than praises

  • bootlicker

    informal and insulting; emphasises crude self-interest

  • brown-noser

    very informal, mostly American; vulgar undertone

反義詞
  • critic

    someone who gives honest, often negative, judgement

  • truth-teller

    someone who states facts even when unwelcome

文法句型

a flatterer of [person/group]

用法筆記

Almost always negative in tone. Subject is usually a single named person or a group around a powerful figure (boss, monarch, celebrity); the implied motive (favour, promotion, money) is often stated nearby.

常見錯誤

❌My grandma is a flatterer because she always says I look beautiful.
✅My grandma is very kind because she always says I look beautiful.
💡'flatterer' implies fake praise for personal gain, not warm family compliments.