adulador
See also: aduladôr
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin adūlātōrem.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.du.laˈdoʁ/ [a.du.laˈdoh]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.du.laˈdoɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.du.laˈdoʁ/ [a.du.laˈdoχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.du.laˈdoɻ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.du.lɐˈdoɾ/ [ɐ.ðu.lɐˈðoɾ]
Noun
adulador m (plural aduladores, feminine aduladora, feminine plural aduladoras)
- flatterer (one who flatters)
- Synonyms: bajulador, lambe-botas, puxa-saco
Related terms
- adular
Further reading
- “adulador” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin adūlātor (genitive singular adūlātōris).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /adulaˈdoɾ/ [a.ð̞u.laˈð̞oɾ]
- Rhymes: -oɾ
- Syllabification: a‧du‧la‧dor
Noun
adulador m (plural aduladores, feminine aduladora, feminine plural aduladoras)
- flatterer, adulator, sycophant
Related terms
- adular
Further reading
- “adulador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014