noun as in strong fondness

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flatterer, adulator, sycophant

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Example Sentences

Example:He was a flatterer, always trying to curry favor with the boss.

Definition:One who flatters a person in authority in order to gain a personal advantage.

From flatterer

Example:She was a toady and an adulator, always trying to please her superior.

Definition:One who fawns or praises to win favor.

From adulator

Example:He was a sycophant, always toady to the superior in order to gain favor.

Definition:A person who fawns or flatters someone in authority, especially to gain some advantage.

From sycophant