Schmeichler — meaning in English

English meaning

• adulator noun One who lavishes excessive praises or flattery; one who adulates.
• courtier noun A person who attends a royal court, often trying to gain favor with the monarch.
• flatterer noun Someone who praises others excessively or insincerely to win their favour.
• sycophant noun Someone who flatters a powerful person constantly in order to gain favour from them.

Senses

Schmeichler is used for these senses in English:

• adulator One who lavishes excessive praises or flattery; one who adulates.
• courtier A person who flatters in order to seek favour.
• flatterer One who flatters.
• sycophant One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.

Related German words