Adulator: alternatives and connections

One who, or that which, crawls; a creeper; a reptile.

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An attending male servant; a footman; a servile follower.

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An informer; a talebearer.

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A mean flatterer; a toadeater; a sycophant.

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One who follows; a pursuer; an attendant; a disciple; a dependent associate; a retainer.

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To flatter with kind words or affectionate actions; to caress; to cajole.

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To flatter with kind words or affectionate actions; to caress; to cajole.

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One who flatters.

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