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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAdorer
/əˈdɔːr.ər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who regards someone with deep love, respect, or worship.
"She had many secret adorers who left anonymous notes and flowers at her desk." - 2
An enthusiastic admirer or devotee of a particular hobby, concept, or celebrity.
"He is a devoted adorer of classical Italian opera and attends every festival."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English verb 'adoren', originating from Old French 'adorer', and ultimately from the Latin 'adorare' meaning to worship, pray to, or address. The agent suffix '-er' was subsequently appended in English to designate a person who performs the action of worshiping or deeply loving someone.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Adorer" is said worldwide
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admireur
Transliteration: /ad.mi.ʁœʁ/
"Elle ignorait qui était son mystérieux admireur."
Verehrer
Transliteration: /fɛɐ̯ˈeːʁɐ/
"Er war ein treuer Verehrer ihrer Kunst."
ammiratore
Transliteration: /am.mi.raˈto.re/
"Ricevuti i fiori da un ammiratore segreto."
admirador
Transliteration: /ad.mi.ɾaˈðoɾ/
"Tenía varios admiradores que la visitaban frecuentemente."
admirador
Transliteration: /ad.mi.ɾaˈdoɾ/
"Ele provou ser um leal admirador do seu trabalho."
प्रशंसक
Transliteration: prashansak
"उसके कई गुप्त प्रशंसक थे।"
崇拜者
Transliteration: chóng bài zhě
"台下坐满了她的狂热崇拜者。"
숭배자
Transliteration: sung-bae-ja
"그녀는 많은 예술가 숭배자들을 거리고 있었다."
崇拝者
Transliteration: suuhai-sha
"彼は熱心な彼女の崇拝者の一人です。"
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