— congratulator , n.
/keuhn grach"euh layt'/ or, often, /-graj"-, keuhng-/ , v.t., congratulated, congratulating .
1. to express pleasure to (a person), as on a happy occasion: They congratulated him on his marriage.
2. Archaic. to express sympathetic joy or satisfaction at (an event).
3. Obs. to salute.
[ 1540-50; congratulatus, ptp. of congratulari. See CONGRATULANT, -ATE 1 ]