English > fawner: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect. |
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| Synonyms | apple polisher, bootlicker, groveller, groveler, truckler |
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| Broader | sycophant, toady, crawler, lackey, ass-kisser | A person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage |
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| Spanish | fawner, groveler, lameculos, zalamera, zalamero |
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| Catalan | adulador, groveler, llepaculs |
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| Verbs | fawn | try to gain favor / favor / favor by cringing or flattering |
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| fawn | show submission or fear |