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Origin
- Middle Englishflaterere
- Englishflatterer
From Middle English flaterere, equivalent to flatter + -er.
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Ancient Greek κόλαξ, θώψ
- κόλαξ (kólax)one who flatters
- θώψ (thṓps)one who flatters
Bengali খয়ের খাঁ
- খয়ের খাঁ (khoẏer khã)one who flatters
Bulgarian ласка́тел
- ласка́тел (laskátel)one who flatters
Catalan adulador, aduladora
- aduladorone who flatters
- aduladoraone who flatters
- llagoterone who flatters
- llagoteraone who flatters
- complimentósone who flatters
Chinese Mandarin 奉承者, 諂媚者 /谄媚者
- 奉承者 (fèngchéngzhě)one who flatters
- 諂媚者 /谄媚者 (chǎnmèizhě)one who flatters
- 阿諛者 /阿谀者 (ēyúzhě)one who flatters
- 馬屁精 /马屁精 (mǎpìjīng)one who flatters
Czech lichotník
- lichotníkone who flatters
Danish smigrer
- smigrerone who flatters
Dutch vleier, vleister
- vleierone who flatters
- vleisterone who flatters
Finnish imartelija, mielistelijä
- imartelijaone who flatters
- mielistelijäone who flatters
French flatteur, flatteuse
- flatteurone who flatters
- flatteuseone who flatters
German Schmeichler, Schmeichlerin
- Schmeichlerone who flatters
- Schmeichlerinone who flatters
Greek κόλακας
- κόλακας (kólakas)one who flatters
Hungarian hízelgő
- hízelgőone who flatters
Irish líodóir
- líodóirone who flatters
Italian adulatore, adulatrice
- adulatoreone who flatters
- adulatriceone who flatters
Japanese おべっか使い, 茶坊主
- おべっか使い (obekkatsukai)one who flatters
- 茶坊主 (chabōzu)one who flatters
- 幇間one who flatters
Korean 아첨꾼
- 아첨꾼 (acheomkkun)one who flatters
Latin palpātor, palpō
- palpātorone who flatters
- palpōone who flatters
- adūlātorone who flatters
Lithuanian saldžiakalbis, saldžialiežuvis
- saldžiakalbisone who flatters
- saldžialiežuvisone who flatters
Norwegian Bokmål smigrer
- smigrerone who flatters
Polish pochlebca
- pochlebcaone who flatters
Portuguese bajulador, adulador
- bajuladorone who flatters
- aduladorone who flatters
- puxa-sacoone who flatters
Romanian lingușitor, lingușitoare
- lingușitorone who flatters
- lingușitoareone who flatters
- adulatorone who flatters
- adulatoareone who flatters
Russian льстец, подхали́м
- льстец (lʹstec)one who flatters
- подхали́м (podxalím)one who flatters
- подхали́мка (podxalímka)one who flatters
- подли́за (podlíza)one who flatters
Slovak lichotník, pochlebovač
- lichotníkone who flatters
- pochlebovačone who flatters
Spanish lisonjeador, lisonjero
- lisonjeadorone who flatters
- lisonjeroone who flatters
- aduladorone who flatters
- halagadorone who flatters
- zalameroone who flatters
- adulónone who flatters
Swedish smickrare
- smickrareone who flatters
Turkish yaltak
- yaltakone who flatters
Ukrainian підле́сник, лесте́ць
- підле́сник (pidlésnyk)one who flatters
- лесте́ць (lestécʹ)one who flatters
- обле́сник (oblésnyk)one who flatters
- лесту́н (lestún)one who flatters
- підли́за (pidlýza)one who flatters
- підли́зник (pidlýznyk)one who flatters
Welsh gwenieithwr, gwenieithwraig
- gwenieithwrone who flatters
- gwenieithwraigone who flatters
- sebonwrone who flatters
- sebonwraigone who flatters
- ffalsiwrone who flatters
- ffalsiwraigone who flatters
Cite this entry
APA
flatterer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flatterer
MLA
“flatterer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flatterer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flatterer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flatterer.
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