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ADULATOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does adulator mean?
• ADULATOR (noun)
The noun ADULATOR has 1 sense:
1. a person who uses flattery
Familiarity information: ADULATOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who uses flattery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
adulator; flatterer
Hypernyms ("adulator" is a kind of...):
follower (a person who accepts the leadership of another)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "adulator"):
ass-kisser; crawler; lackey; sycophant; toady (a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage)
Derivation:
adulate (flatter in an obsequious manner)
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