κόλακας

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κόλακας¹

Where it comes from

κόλακας < αρχαία ελληνική κόλαξ

noun κόλακας · κόλακες · κόλακα · κολάκων

  1. αυτός που συστηματικά για ίδιον όφελος κολακεύει κάποιον

Similar: γαλίφης, γλείφτης, μαλαγάνας · Opposite: ντόμπρος, ειλικρινής

Κόλακας²

Where it comes from

Κόλακας < κόλακας

proper noun Κόλακας · Κολακαίοι · Κόλακα · Κολακαίων · Κολακαίους

  1. ανδρικό επώνυμο

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In English

  • sycophant one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another pe
  • courtier a person who flatters in order to seek favour
  • flatterer one who flatters
  • adulator one who adulates

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MLA

"κόλακας." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/el/%CE%BA%CF%8C%CE%BB%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%82. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

κόλακας. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/el/%CE%BA%CF%8C%CE%BB%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%82

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"κόλακας." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/el/%CE%BA%CF%8C%CE%BB%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%82.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {κόλακας},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/el/%CE%BA%CF%8C%CE%BB%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%82},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}