Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A female adulator.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A woman who flatters with servility.
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Examples
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The profession of Macdersey obliging him to sojourn frequently in country quarters, Indiana, when the first novelty of tête-à-têtes was over, wished again for the constant adulatress of her charms and endowments, and, to the inexpressible rapture of Sir Hugh, solicited Miss
Camilla 2008
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Cummings or the sharply analytical eyes of Stella Wing, could detect any difference whatever in the relationship between worshipful adulatress and tolerantly understanding idol.
Masters of Space Robert Lee [Illustrator] Berry 1925
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The profession of Macdersey obliging him to sojourn frequently in country quarters, Indiana, when the first novelty of tête-à-têtes was over, wished again for the constant adulatress of her charms and endowments, and, to the inexpressible rapture of Sir Hugh, solicited
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