adulatore — meaning in English
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English meaning
- adulator noun One who lavishes excessive praises or flattery; one who adulates.
- fawning adj Excessively flattering or servile in trying to win approval.
- flatterer noun Someone who praises others excessively or insincerely to win their favour.
- servile adj Excessively willing to obey or please others; behaving like a slave.
- sycophant noun Someone who flatters a powerful person constantly in order to gain favour from them.
- toady noun Someone who flatters and fawns over others, especially those in power, to gain favor.
Senses
adulatore is used for these senses in English:
- adulator One who lavishes excessive praises or flattery; one who adulates.
- fawning Seeking favor by way of flattery; flattering, servile.
- flatterer One who flatters.
- servile Slavish or submissive.
- sycophant One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.
- toady A sycophant who flatters others to gain personal advantage, or an obsequious, servile lackey or minion.