ingratiate
derNounEnglish translations
- 01
sich einschmeicheln
- 02
anschmeicheln
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Karrierist ist eine Person, die ihren beruflichen Aufstieg über alles andere stellt und dafür oft rücksichtslos vorgeht.
- English meaning
- A careerist is a person who prioritizes their professional advancement above all else, often acting ruthlessly to achieve it.
- Synonym
- Streber, Opportunist
- German example
- Er wurde als Karrierist wahrgenommen, weil er immer versuchte, sich bei seinem Chef einzuschmeicheln.
- English example
- He was perceived as a careerist because he was always trying to ingratiate himself with his boss.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Karrierist
- Plural Form
- die Karrieristen
Related words
- einschmeicheln
To ingratiate oneself
- sich lieb Kind machen
To curry favor, to ingratiate oneself
- lackmeiern
To fawn, to grovel
- Ariseur
sycophant
- duckmäusern
to grovel, to kowtow
- Ohrenbläser
Flatterer, sycophant
- Grüßaugust
Yes-man
- krauchen
To grovel, to crawl
- Wurmzüngler
A person who tries to influence or deceive others through flattering and manipulative speech.
- andienen
To ingratiate oneself means to offer oneself to someone in a subservient way in order to gain an advantage.