compleˈmenter
Also -or.
[f. as prec. + -er1, -or.]
One who, or that which, complements; † formerly = complimenter.
| 1620 E. Blount Horæ Subsec. 121 These..ceremonies, be equally tedious to the Complementer, and Complementee. 1657 Hobbes Stigmai 11 You and your Complementors. a 1680 Butler Rem. (1759) II. 271 A Complementer is one that endeavours to make himself appear a very fine Man, in persuading another, that He is so. |