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льсте́ц — meaning in English

lstets

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English meaning

  • adulator noun One who lavishes excessive praises or flattery; one who adulates.
  • bootlicker noun A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady.
  • 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.
  • smoothie noun A thick drink made by blending fruit, often with yogurt, milk, or ice.
  • sycophant noun Someone who flatters a powerful person constantly in order to gain favour from them.

Senses

льсте́ц is used for these senses in English:

  • adulator One who lavishes excessive praises or flattery; one who adulates.
  • bootlicker (derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady.
  • courtier A person who flatters in order to seek favour.
  • flatterer One who flatters.
  • lickspittle A fawning toady; a base sycophant.
  • smoothie A smooth-talking person.
  • sycophant One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.

bootlicker — full definition

  1. noun A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady.
  2. noun Anyone who is seen as supporting authoritarianism.

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