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Synonyms for adulator


Grammar : Noun
Spell : aj-uh-leyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈædʒ əˌleɪt



Définition of adulator

Origin :
  • 1777, back-formation from adulation.
  • noun sycophant
Example sentences :
  • But their good sense would despise the adulator who should pretend that they always reason right about the means of promoting it.
  • Extract from : « Democracy In America, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Alexis de Toqueville
  • I fear that Virgil was harmed by the Georgican success, and became more than ever an adulator of the ruling powers.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 » by Various

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