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plural of fawner
Synonyms of fawners
a person who flatters another in order to get ahead
- having surrounded himself with fawners who gave him only good news, the governor had no idea of the true state of affairs
Synonyms for fawners
Words Related to fawners
- apparatchiks
- (also apparatchiki),
- company men
- admirers,
- cultists,
- devotees,
- enthusiasts,
- fans,
- grovelers,
- idolaters
- (or idolators),
- worshippers
- (or worshipers),
- zealots
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