Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adulator

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: adu-la-tor
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who lavishes excessive praises or flattery; one who adulates.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin adūlor Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin adūlātorbor. English adulator Borrowed from Latin adūlātor.

Inflected Forms

adulators (plural)

Derived Forms

adulatress

Synonyms

flatterer

Questions

What does adulator mean?: One who lavishes excessive praises or flattery; one who adulates.
Where does adulator come from?: Etymology tree Latin adūlor Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin adūlātorbor. English adulator Borrowed from Latin adūlātor.

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