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laudator

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

One who lauds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

someone who communicates high praise

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lauder, extoller

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: communicator

Narrower terms: clapper, applauder

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin laus Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin laudō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin laudatorbor. English laudator Borrowed from Latin laudator.