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Adulator

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ad·u·late  (j-lt)
tr.v. ad·u·lat·ed, ad·u·lat·ing, ad·u·lates
To praise or admire excessively; fawn on.
[Back-formation from adulation.]
adu·lator n.
adu·la·tory (-l-tôr, -tr) adj.
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Noun1.adulator - a person who uses flattery
flatterer
follower - a person who accepts the leadership of another
ass-kisser, crawler, sycophant, toady, lackey - a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
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But their good sense would despise the adulator who should pretend that they always REASON RIGHT about the MEANS of promoting it.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
Great surprise was painted on all the countenances, and the circle of adulators and suppliants which surrounded Monk an instant before, was enlarged by degrees, and ended by being lost in the large undulations of the crowd.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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