admirer (redirected from admirers)

ad·mire  (d-mr)

v. ad·mired, ad·mir·ing, ad·mires

v.tr.

1. To regard with pleasure, wonder, and approval.

2. To have a high opinion of; esteem or respect.

3. Chiefly New England & Upper Southern U.S. To enjoy (something): "I just admire to get letters, but I don't admire to answer them" (Dialect Notes).

4. Archaic To marvel or wonder at.

v.intr. New England & Upper Southern U.S.

To marvel at something. Often used with at.

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[French admirer, from Old French amirer, from Latin admrr, to wonder at : ad-, ad- + mrr, to wonder (from mrus, wonderful; see smei- in Indo-European roots).]

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ad·mirer n.

ad·miring·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	admirer - a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" booster, protagonist, supporter, champion, friend advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent - a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea anglophil, anglophile - an admirer of England and things English believer, truster - a supporter who accepts something as true Boswell - a devoted admirer and recorder of another's words and deeds cheerleader - an enthusiastic and vocal supporter; "he has become a cheerleader for therapeutic cloning" Confederate - a supporter of the Confederate States of America corporatist - a supporter of corporatism enthusiast, partizan, partisan - an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity Francophil, Francophile - an admirer of France and everything French free trader - an advocate of unrestricted international trade functionalist - an adherent of functionalism Jacobite - a supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts loyalist, stalwart - a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt) New Dealer - a supporter of the economic policies in the United States known as the New Deal Graecophile, philhellene, philhellenist - an admirer of Greece and everything Greek mainstay, pillar - a prominent supporter; "he is a pillar of the community" Roundhead - a supporter of parliament and Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War seconder - someone who endorses a motion or petition as a necessary preliminary to a discussion or vote Shavian - an admirer of G. B. Shaw or his works endorser, indorser, ratifier, subscriber - someone who expresses strong approval well-wisher, sympathiser, sympathizer - someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful toaster, wassailer - someone who proposes a toast; someone who drinks to the health of success of someone or some venture maintainer, sustainer, upholder - someone who upholds or maintains; "firm upholders of tradition"; "they are sustainers of the idea of democracy" verifier, voucher - someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement Whig - a supporter of the American Revolution
	2.	admirer - a person who admires; someone who esteems or respects or approves individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" venerator - someone who regards with deep respect or reverence marveller, wonderer - someone filled with admiration and awe; someone who wonders at something
	3.	admirer - someone who admires a young woman; "she had many admirers" adorer lover - a person who loves someone or is loved by someone fancier, enthusiast - a person having a strong liking for something suer, suitor, wooer - a man who courts a woman; "a suer for the hand of the princess" worshiper, worshipper - someone who admires too much to recognize faults

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admirer

noun

1. fan, supporter, follower, enthusiast, partisan, disciple, buff (informal), protagonist, devotee, worshipper, adherent, votary He was an admirer of her grandmother's paintings.

2. suitor, lover, boyfriend, sweetheart, beau, wooer He was the most persistent of her admirers.

Translations

admirer [ədˈmaɪərəʳ] N → admirador(a) m/f

admirer [ədˈmaɪərə^r] n

(= fan) → admirateur/trice m/f
an admirer of sth/sb → un admirateur de qch/qn

(= suitor) → admirateur/trice m/f

admirer

n → Bewund(e)rer(in) m(f), → Verehrer(in) m(f); (dated, hum: = suitor) → Verehrer m (hum)

admirer [ədˈmaɪərəʳ] n → ammiratore/trice