16
sycophant(noun, person, praise, over, flatterer)
14
butt kisser
12
flatterer(noun, person, praise, fan, over)
8
toady(noun, person, praise, over, flatterer)
5
courtier(noun, person, praise, over)
4
apple-polisher(noun, person, praise, informal, over)
3
bootlicker(noun, fan, toady, sycophant, minion)
3
cajoler(noun, flatterer, assenter, groveler)
3
fawner(noun, fan, toady, flatterer, sycophant)
3
flunkey(noun, flatterer, sycophant, assenter, groveler)
3
flunky
2
backslapper(noun, fan, toady, sycophant, minion)
2
eulogist(noun, flatterer)
2
groveler(noun, toady, flatterer, sycophant, minion)
2
lackey(noun, sycophant)
2
teacher's pet
1
adorer
1
apple polisher(noun, expression, fan, flatterer, sycophant)
1
backscratcher(noun, fan, toady, flatterer, sycophant)
1
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