adulator

Meanings

• noun

  One who flatters or praises excessively

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Variants

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adulate , adulated , adulates , adulating , adulation , adulations , adulator , adulators , adulatory

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Etymology

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From Latin adulatus, past participle of adulare 'to serve, attend, please, fawn upon, court, praise, flatter'.

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1. The term 'adulator' is derived from the Latin word 'adulare', which means 'to serve' or 'to attend'.

2. In ancient Rome, adulators were often slaves or freedmen who attended to the needs of a patron or magistrate and praised their master excessively.

3. The term 'adulator' is sometimes used pejoratively to describe someone who excessively praises or flatters, often with insincere motives.

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1. Flattery: Excessive and insincere praise or admiration.

2. Sycophant: A person who excessively and insincerely praises or flatters someone to gain favor.

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In ancient Rome, adulators were slaves or freedmen who attended to the needs of a patron or magistrate and praised their master excessively. The term has since come to refer to anyone who flatters or praises excessively.

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