Definition
People who praise others insincerely or excessively, usually to gain favor or advantage.
Etymology
From 'flatter' (to praise falsely), derived from Old French 'flatir' (to stroke, caress), likely of Germanic origin. The suffix '-er' identifies those who perform the action.
Kelly Says
Ancient philosophers warned that flatterers were dangerous because they told rulers exactly what they wanted to hear—which is why many kings and queens had special advisors just to give them honest feedback!
Translations
ARالعربية
مدّاحون
mad-dah-oon
CACatalà
flatuladors
flat-yoo-la-dohs
CSČeština
chválaři
hva-lah-ri
DADansk
flådige
flaa-dee-geh
DEDeutsch
Schmeicheler
shmy-khuh-ler
ELΕλληνικά
φλυαρητές
flee-ah-reh-tes
ESEspañol
chismosos
chi-soh-sohs
FAفارسی
سادهپرست
sa-deh-per-st
FISuomi
kiusaajat
kiew-sah-ah-jah-t
FRFrançais
flatteurs
flat-tyor
HEעברית
מתחממים
mee-tah-chem-im
HUMagyar
csókolók
cho-soh-lok
IDBahasa Indonesia
penjilat
pen-ji-lat
ITItaliano
lusinghieri
loo-sin-gheh-ree
JA日本語
お世辞使い
oh-se-ji-tsu-kai
KKKK
сыйыншылар
syy-y-n-shy-lar
KO한국어
칭찬꾼들
ching-chan-kkun-deul
MSBahasa Melayu
penjilat
pen-ji-lat
MYမြန်မာ
ကြိုးပြု
kree-p-yu
NLNederlands
flatteurs
flat-tyor
NONorsk
smigrere
smee-greh-reh
PLPolski
chwalcy
hval-tsy
PTPortuguês
apaixonados
ah-pah-sye-oh-nah-dohs
RUРусский
лестобо́рцы
lyes-toh-bo-rtsy
SVSvenska
smäcker
smehr-ker
SWKiswahili
mzazi
m-zah-zee
TAதமிழ்
சுகாதாரம்
su-ka-tha-ra-m
TEతెలుగు
చెలరే
che-la-ray
THไทย
ผู้เลี้ยงดู
poo-lay-ng-doo
TLTL
mapagkumbaba
mah-pah-g-kumb-bah-bah
TRTürkçe
takdirciler
tak-dir-chi-ler
UKУкраїнська
обха́льники
ob-hah-l-ni-ky
VITiếng Việt
người xu nịnh
ngoo-ee xu-nin
ZH中文
阿谀奉承者
ah-yu-feng-cheng-zhe
ZUZU
umlungu
oo-m-loo-ngu