One who praises or extols, or a surname notably associated with the Estée Lauder cosmetics company.
From Middle English lauder, from Latin laudator 'one who praises,' from laudare 'to praise.' The surname became famous through Estée Lauder (born Josephine Esther Mentzer), who founded her cosmetics empire in 1946.
Estée Lauder literally lived up to her name - she was indeed a 'lauder' who praised the transformative power of cosmetics! She started by selling face creams in New York hotels and built one of the world's largest beauty empires.
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