flatterer
/ˈflætərə(r)/noun
उच्चारण फ़्लैटरर
चापलूस, खुशामदी, चाटुकार
Core word
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[C] disapproving
a person who praises somebody too much or insincerely, especially in order to get something from them
चापलूस, खुशामदी, चाटुकार
- The king was surrounded by flatterers who never told him the truth.
- Don't believe him, he's a flatterer.
- A wise ruler does not keep flatterers close.
+ 2 more examples
- He was a shameless flatterer who praised the boss all day.
- Beware of flatterers who say only what you want to hear.
Synonyms sycophant toady bootlicker yes-man
Opposite critic
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a flatterer (countable noun)
A flatterer is someone who praises others too much or insincerely to get something. The word is critical.
'Flatterer' वह है जो कुछ पाने के लिए दूसरों की अत्यधिक या झूठी प्रशंसा करता है। यह शब्द आलोचनात्मक है।
- Beware of a flatterer who praises you to your face.
- The king was surrounded by flatterers.
flatterer of + person
Of names the person who is flattered: a flatterer of kings.
'Of' उस व्यक्ति को बताता है जिसकी चापलूसी की जाती है: a flatterer of kings।
- He was a flatterer of every officer who visited the office.
flatter (verb) → flatterer → flattery
The verb is flatter, the doer is flatterer and the act is flattery.
Verb 'flatter', करने वाला 'flatterer' और क्रिया 'flattery' है।
- The flatterer won favour with his flattery.
flatterer vs sycophant vs toady
A sycophant or toady flatters people in power to gain advantage; flatterer is the more general word.
Sycophant या toady सत्ताधारियों की चापलूसी करके लाभ उठाता है; flatterer अधिक सामान्य शब्द है।
- A flatterer may praise anyone, but a sycophant praises only the powerful.
+Collocations 4
adjective + flatterer
shamelesssmoothcleverinsincereprofessional
- The shameless flatterer praised the boss's every decision.
verb + flatterer
distrustbeware ofdislikemeetrecognise
- A wise manager can recognise a flatterer quickly.
flatterer + verb
praiseseek favourliebowspeak sweetly
- The flatterer bowed and praised the minister's speech.
proverbial expression
flatterers are enemies in disguisea flatterer's tonguea friend or a flatterer
- He asked himself if the visitor was a friend or a flatterer.
“More examples 6
- Radhika learnt to tell a friend from a flatterer.
राधिका ने सच्चे दोस्त और चापलूस में फ़र्क़ करना सीख लिया।
- The manager disliked flatterers and valued honest advice.
प्रबंधक को चापलूस पसंद नहीं थे और वह ईमानदार सलाह को महत्व देता था।
- A flatterer gains your trust only to use it later.
चापलूस आपका भरोसा केवल बाद में उसका उपयोग करने के लिए जीतता है।
- The court poet was a skilled flatterer and was rewarded by the king.
दरबारी कवि कुशल चापलूस था और राजा ने उसे पुरस्कृत किया।
- He called me a flatterer when I praised his handwriting too much.
जब मैंने उसकी लिखावट की बहुत प्रशंसा की तो उसने मुझे चापलूस कहा।
- Chanakya warned kings against flatterers in the court.
चाणक्य ने राजाओं को दरबार के चापलूसों से सावधान किया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is a flatter who praises everyone.
✓ He is a flatterer who praises everyone.
The doer noun is flatterer; flatter is the verb.
करने वाले का noun 'flatterer' है; 'flatter' verb है।
✗ She is flatterer of the boss.
✓ She is a flatterer of the boss.
A singular countable noun needs an article.
Singular countable noun से पहले article आवश्यक है।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who tries to please people in authority by flattering them is a sycophant.
अधिकार वाले लोगों को खुश करने के लिए उनकी चापलूसी करने वाला व्यक्ति sycophant कहलाता है।