fawner

noun

Definition of fawnernext
as in fan
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

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  1. fan
  2. henchman
  3. toady
  4. minion
  5. parasite
  6. sycophant
  7. devotee
  8. sponge
Noun
  • To hear Nichushkin tell it after a 5-2 loss to the Washington Capitals, the warm vibes from the fans and teammates could have melted the ice.
    Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
  • But Kerr’s point stands: Only casual fans would ever use basic counting stats to try to capture Green’s impact.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of fan
Noun
  • Around 90 percent of Thessaloniki’s Jewish population was killed by the Third Reich’s henchmen, which accounted for roughly a third of the city’s total population.
    George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In the passenger cab, the front fascia is made up of a steel and gold topographic map of the Furka Pass, where Bond played cat and mouse with Goldfinger and his henchman Oddjob.
    David Szondy, New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of henchman
Noun
  • Alfred Molina, Ving Rhames, Toby Jones, and Paul Walter Hauser all drop by to add their touches to an underworld majordomo, a dogged BPD Special Ops officer, a political toady and Boston’s single dumbest thug, respectively.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Even meteorologists would face an uncertain future, given that Project 2025 also calls for replacing tens of thousands of federal workers with political toadies beholden only to the White House.
    Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 28 July 2024
Definition of toady
Noun
  • Step aside Disney princesses, vampires and minions – another Halloween costume may have joined the list of most popular getups for 2024: Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow.
    Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The MacGuffin that causes Knull’s generic, interstellar cockroach minions to hunt down Venom/Brock on Earth is a lifeforce-slash-tracking-device known as the Codex.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of minion
Noun
  • Indoor cats are also less at risk from contagious diseases and parasites.
    Rachael O'Connor, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Keep your pet’s vaccines and worming medications up-to-date since they can be exposed to rabies, canine distemper and other parasites from raccoons and their waste.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of parasite
Noun
  • But Trump has been less interested in ideology and more attracted to a politics of personal grievance, one that rewards sycophants and punishes critics.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Other influencers, such as the Trump sycophant Laura Loomer, have urged their followers to disrupt the disaster agency’s efforts to help hurricane victims.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of sycophant
Noun
  • Perhaps that’s why Sedona attracts such a strong enclave of New Age spiritual devotees searching for metaphysical energy in the vortexes allegedly sprinkled throughout its buttes and spires.
    Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Inés Anguiano, our associate test kitchen manager is something of a pork devotee.
    Bon Appétit, Bon Appétit, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of devotee
Noun
  • Cleaning one efficiently might take a slender bottle-cleaning brush or, more simply, a soft sponge that’s easy to manipulate around its curves without missing any spots.
    Kayla Blanton, Outside Online, 17 Nov. 2024
  • When Paul cuts it, there are green layers of spinach sponge inside with avocado and chocolate icing in between the layers.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of sponge
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