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- Dictionaryfawner/ˈfɔːnə/
noun
- 1. a person who gives a servile display of exaggerated flattery or affection: "powerful people are always surrounded by fawners"
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to court favor by a cringing or flattering manner; to show affection —used especially of a dog… See the full definition
noun. Definition of fawner. as in fan. a person who flatters another in order to get ahead having surrounded himself with fawners who gave him only good news, the governor had no idea of the true state of affairs. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. fan. flunkie. flunkey. henchman. apple-polisher. toady. minion. brownnoser. parasite. sycophant.
noun. someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect. synonyms: apple polisher, bootlicker, groveler, groveller, truckler. see more.
1. To exhibit affection or attempt to please, as a dog does by wagging its tail, whining, or cringing. 2. To seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious behavior. [Middle English faunen, from Old English fagnian, to rejoice, from fagen, fægen, glad .] fawn′er n. fawn′ing·ly adv. Synonyms: fawn1, bootlick, kowtow, slaver1, toady, truckle.
fawner. noun. These are words and phrases related to fawner. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. SYCOPHANT. Synonyms. sycophant. parasite. toady. flatterer. bootlicker. lickspitter. flunky. stooge. hanger-on. yes-man. truckler. rubber stamp. slave. lackey. cat's-paw. tool. jackal. puppet. apple-polisher. Informal. FLATTERER.
Fawner definition: One who <a>fawns</a>; a <a>sycophant</a>.
The earliest known use of the noun fawner is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for fawner is from around 1440, in Promptorium Parvulorum . fawner is formed within English, by derivation.
From the Old English fægnian, meaning “rejoice, exult, be glad,” fawning can be both an adjective and a noun form of the verb fawn. Fawning people are often trying to win favor with the person being flattered, and it sometimes comes off as sucking up.
Fawn definition: To exhibit affection or attempt to please, as a dog does by wagging its tail, whining, or cringing.
A fawn is a young deer, but it's also a verb meaning to try and win favor by flattering. You might fawn over Bambi if you want to hang out with the cute and fuzzy gang. As a verb, fawn either refers to an attempt to get on someone’s good side, or, oddly enough, to give birth to a deer.
