Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fawner
1 sense of fawner
Sense 1
apple polisher, bootlicker, fawner, groveller, groveler, truckler -- (someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect)
=> sycophant, toady, crawler, lackey, ass-kisser -- (a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage)