losenger means A flatterer or deceiver. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
losenger is pronounced /ˈlɒzɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/.
Why “losenger” is a great word
A flatterer who uses insincere praise and deception to manipulate others. From Middle English losengeour, losenger, from Old French losengier, losengeor ("flatterer"), from Old French losengier ("to deceive, flatter"), from Old French losenge ("flattery"), from Frankish *lausungu ("deception, flattery"). Unlike a "sycophant," which suggests a servile, self-seeking toady, or a "charlatan," a fraudulent pretender to skill, a losenger is an artist of poisoned honey, whose falsehoods are woven into personal counsel. It is the honeyed murmur twisting a prince's ear toward malice, the lavish compliment that lays a trap in a rival's court, or the tender vow whispered only to be broken—the old, cold art of making the false sound like fondness, and betrayal like belief.
Etymology
From Middle English losengeour, losenger, from Old French losengier, losengeor (“flatterer”), from Old French losengier (“to deceive, flatter”), from Old French losenge (“flattery”), from Frankish *lausungu (“deception, flattery”). Doublet of leasing ("lying, falsehood").
noun
- A flatterer or deceiver.“To a fair pair of gallows, there to end their lives with shame, as a number of such other losengers had done.”
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