A person who excessively agrees or flatters others; a sycophant or yes-man who assents to everything to gain favor.
From Latin 'assentator' (one who assents), from 'assentare' (to assent repeatedly). The -or/-or suffix creates an agent noun (one who does the action).
Shakespeare used 'assentator' to describe court hangers-on, and the Romans had the same problem—the word reveals that people seeking power have always attracted insincere flatterers, making it a timeless character type.
Term for a flatterer; historically applied unevenly across genders, with male sycophants celebrated as 'courtiers' while women flatterers were moralized against more harshly.
Use 'flatterer' or 'sycophant' as neutral alternatives that don't carry gendered moral baggage.
["flatterer","sycophant","yes-person"]
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