[ ɛn'kəʊmɪast ]
■ noun formal a person who publicly praises or flatters someone else.
Derivatives
~ic adjective
Origin
C17: from Gk enkōmiastēs , from enkōmiazein 'to praise'.
ENCOMIAST
Meaning of ENCOMIAST in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004