adulator
Ἔοικα γοῦν τούτου γε σμικρῷ τινι αὐτῷ τούτῳ σοφώτερος εἶναι, ὅτι ἃ μὴ οἶδα οὐδὲ οἴομαι εἰδέναι → I seem, then, in just this little thing to be wiser than this man at any rate, that what I do not know I do not think I know either
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ădūlātor: ōris, m. id.,
I a low, cringing flatterer, a sycophant (homo fallax et levis, ad voluptatem facit ac dicit omnia, nihil ad veritatem, Cic. Lael. 25, 91; cf. id. ib. 25, 93): nolo esse laudator, ne videar adulator, Auct. Her. 4, 21; so Quint. 12, 10, 13; Suet. Vit. 1: versabilium adulatorum, Amm. 14, 11, 2.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ădūlātŏr,¹³ ōris, m., flatteur, flagorneur, vil courtisan : Sen. Rhet. Contr. 7, 3 (18), 9 ; Curt. 8, 5, 8 ; Sen. Nat. 6, 13 ; Quint. 2, 15, 11.
Latin > German (Georges)
adūlātor, ōris, m. (adulor), der Kriecher, kriechende Schmeichler, Speichellecker, nolo esse laudator, ne videar adulator, Cornif. rhet.: potentiae, Quint.: imperatoris, Suet.: attrib., adulator populus, adulator senatus, Treb. Poll.
Latin > English
adulator adulatoris N M :: servile flatterer, sycophant
