"fawner" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fawners [plural]
Etymology: fawn + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fawn|er|id2=agent noun}} fawn + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} fawner (plural fawners)
  1. One who fawns; a sycophant. Translations (one who fawns): κόλαξ (kólax) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), lisonjero [masculine] (Spanish), lisonjera [feminine] (Spanish), lismare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-fawner-en-noun-E3~yPbAd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)

Inflected forms

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