adulator
- noun
- /ˈædʒʊˌleɪtər/
- Formal
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adulador
- The king surrounded himself with adulators who told him only what he wanted to hear.
Examples
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An adulator often flatters others to gain personal advantages.
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As an adulator, he often exaggerated his praise to gain favor.
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She could easily spot a genuine friend from an adulator.
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An adulator can be found in every successful celebrity's life.
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The politician surrounded himself with an adulator to boost his ego.
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The king surrounded himself with adulators who only told him what he wanted to hear.
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She could easily spot a genuine friend from an adulator in her circle.
Synonyms
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9.3
A person who praises someone important to get favors
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4.2
A person who gives fake praise to get someone's favor
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9.9
A person who flatters someone in charge to get favors
A person who flatters people in charge to gain favor
A person who praises someone too much to gain favor
Antonyms
How Adulatory
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word adulator comes from the Latin verb adulari, which meant 'to flatter' or 'to fawn'. Like the common word flatter, an adulator gives praise that is often not honest to try to get favor, so the word means someone who praises another person too much for personal gain.