Plural of fawner; multiple people who practice excessive flattery or show obsequious behavior.
Standard English plural formed by adding '-s' to the agent noun 'fawner,' which itself derives from the verb 'fawn.' The word appears frequently in political and social criticism.
Every era generates its own vocabulary for describing sycophants—'fawners,' 'yes-men,' 'bootlickers'—because hierarchy and power seem to naturally attract people willing to flatter for advancement, and every generation needs fresh insults for them.
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