fawner

Definitions

A person who behaves in an excessively flattering or obsequious manner to gain favor.

Someone who cringes or grovels to curry favor with others.

Examples

The manager grew tired of the constant fawner who followed him around hoping for a promotion.

She refused to be a fawner, preferring to earn her success through hard work rather than empty flattery.

The king was surrounded by a group of fawners who would agree with his every word regardless of its merit.

Synonyms

sycophant toady flatterer bootlicker lackey obsequious person truckler

Antonyms

rebel maverick nonconformist dissenter agitator individualist challenger