ADULATOR

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A person who uses flattery

Synonyms:

adulator; flatterer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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)