santurrón

Definitions of santurrón
  1. noun
    a person who behaves extremely well in order to please a superior
    synonyms: gazmoño, meapilas
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    type of:
    adulador, adulón, candongo, cobista, lavacaras, pelota, pelotero, quitamotas, quitapelillos, sicofanta
    a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
  2. noun
    a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
    synonyms: camandulero, comediante, fariseo, hipócrita, tartufo
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    types:
    cobista, pelota, tipo zamalero
    someone with an assured and ingratiating manner
    type of:
    embustero, engañador, impostor, mentiroso
    someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
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