congratulant

[ kuhn-grach-uh-luhntor, often, -graj-, kuhng- ]

adjective

1. expressing or conveying congratulation.

noun

1. a person who congratulates.

Word History and Origins

Origin of congratulant¹

1660–70; < Latin congrātulānt- (stem of congrātulāns, present participle of congrātulārī ), equivalent to con- con- + grātul- ( grāt-, stem of grātus pleasing + -ul- adj. suffix) + -ant- -ant