lisonjeador

Spanish

FWOTD – 20 September 2012

Etymology

From lisonjear (“to flatter”) +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lisonxeaˈdoɾ/ [li.sõŋ.xe.aˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: li‧son‧je‧a‧dor

Adjective

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

1. flattering

   Synonym: lisonjero

Noun

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

1. flatterer

   Synonym: lisonjero

   • 1969, Juan B. Bergua, La Grecia Clásica‎^[1], 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).

Related terms

• lisonja

Further reading

• “lisonjeador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10