lisonjeador

Spanish

FWOTD – 20 September 2012

Etymology

From lisonjear (to flatter) + -dor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /li.son.xea̯ˈðoɾ/
  • Rhymes: -oɾ

Noun

lisonjeador m (plural lisonjeadores, feminine lisonjeadora, feminine plural lisonjeadoras)

  1. flatterer
    • 1969, Juan B. Bergua, La Grecia Clásica, Ediciones Ibéricas y L.C.L., page 221:
      Se puede definir la lisonja como un comercio vergonzoso, pero que aprovecha al lisonjeador (130).
      Flattery can be defined as a shameful trade, but one that is advantageous to the flatterer (130).
    Synonym: lisonjero
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