adulator

/ˈædʒəˌleɪtər/
noun
  1. A person who praises or flatters someone excessively, often for selfish reasons.
    • A true friend is honest, not an adulator who just says what you want to hear.
    • She saw through the adulators at the party who only wanted her connections.
    • The king was surrounded by adulators who never told him the truth.
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