English → Latin
“flatterer” in Latin
adūlorto fawn upon; to flatter or court; to make obeisance toassentorto assent, agree with, approve; flattercoaxōto croak (make sound of a frog)adūlātrīxflatterer (female)assentātoryes man; flatterer, toadyblandiorto flatter, fawn; to delude
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
flatterer
adulator (the mean, degraded flatterer): assentator (who always agrees in opinion with the person flattered): homo blandus (who caresses or coaxes). Feminine, adulatrix: assentatrix: mulier blanda or blandiens. SYN. above.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for flatterer?
- The usual Latin words for “flatterer” are adūlor, assentor, coaxō; also adūlātrīx, assentātor, blandior. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.