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admirer

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ədˈmaɪ.ɹə/
  • US: /ædˈmaɪ.ɹɚ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪəɹə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: AE0 D M AY1 R ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

One who admires.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Deven is an enthusiastic admirer of The Beatles.
  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:admirer.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One who is romantically attracted to someone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Although he has a number of admirers, he prefers to remain single.
  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:admirer.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

someone who admires a young woman

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she had many admirers

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: adorer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lover

Narrower terms: fancier, enthusiast, suitor, suer, wooer, worshiper, worshipper

4

noun

Meaning 4

a person who admires; someone who esteems or respects or approves

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul

Narrower terms: venerator, wonderer, marveller

5

noun

Meaning 5

a person who backs a politician or a team etc.

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • all their supporters came out for the game
  • they are friends of the library

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: supporter, protagonist, champion, booster, friend

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent

Narrower terms: anglophile, anglophil, believer, truster, Boswell, cheerleader, Confederate, corporatist, enthusiast, partisan, partizan, Francophile, Francophil, free trader, functionalist, Jacobite, loyalist, stalwart, New Dealer, philhellene, philhellenist, Graecophile, pillar, mainstay, Roundhead, seconder, Shavian, subscriber, endorser, indorser, ratifier, sympathizer, sympathiser, well-wisher, toaster, wassailer, upholder, maintainer, sustainer, voucher, verifier, Whig

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English admire Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English admirer From admire + -er.

Across languages

Translations

67 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: admirues — one who admires
  • Albanian: admiruese — one who admires
  • Asturian: almirador — one who admires
  • Asturian: almiradora — one who admires
  • Bulgarian: поклонник (poklonnik) — one who admires
  • Bulgarian: обожател (obožatel) — one who admires
  • Catalan: admirador — one who admires
  • Catalan: admiradora — one who admires
  • Czech: obdivovatel — one who admires
  • Danish: beundrer — one who admires
  • Dutch: bewonderaar — one who admires
  • Dutch: bewonderaarster — one who admires
  • Esperanto: admiranto — one who admires
  • Finnish: ihailija — one who admires
  • French: admirateur — one who admires
  • French: admiratrice — one who admires
  • Galician: admirador — one who admires
  • Galician: admiradora — one who admires
  • Georgian: თაყვანისმცემელი (taq̇vanismcemeli) — one who admires
  • Georgian: მათაყვანებელი (mataq̇vanebeli) — one who admires
  • Georgian: მოთაყვანე (motaq̇vane) — one who admires
  • Georgian: მაღმერთებელი (maɣmertebeli) — one who admires
  • Georgian: მოტრფიალე (moṭrpiale) — one who admires
  • Georgian: მოყვარული (moq̇varuli) — one who admires
  • Georgian: მიჯნური (miǯnuri) — one who admires
  • German: Bewunderer — one who admires
  • German: Bewundrerin — one who admires
  • German: Bewunderin — one who admires
  • Greek: θαυμαστής (thavmastís) — one who admires
  • Greek: θαυμάστρια (thavmástria) — one who admires
  • Hindi: प्रशंसक (praśansak) — one who admires
  • Hungarian: csodáló — one who admires
  • Indonesian: pengagum — one who admires
  • Indonesian: pendamba — one who admires
  • Italian: ammiratore — one who admires
  • Italian: ammiratrice — one who admires
  • Latin: admīrātor — one who admires
  • Latin: admīrātrix — one who admires
  • Latin: fautor — one who admires
  • Latin: fautrix — one who admires
  • Macedonian: обожа́вател (obožávatel) — one who admires
  • Macedonian: обожава́телка (obožavátelka) — one who admires
  • Macedonian: обо́жувач (obóžuvač) — one who admires
  • Macedonian: обожу́вачка (obožúvačka) — one who admires
  • Māori: kaiwhakamiha — one who admires
  • Māori: kiriwhakamiha — one who admires
  • Norwegian Bokmål: beundrer — one who admires
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: beundrar — one who admires
  • Polish: wielbiciel — one who admires
  • Polish: wielbicielka — one who admires
  • Polish: admirator — one who admires
  • Polish: admiratorka — one who admires
  • Portuguese: admirador — one who admires
  • Portuguese: admiradora — one who admires
  • Russian: покло́нник (poklónnik) — one who admires
  • Russian: покло́нница (poklónnica) — one who admires
  • Russian: почита́тель (počitátelʹ) — one who admires
  • Russian: почита́тельница (počitátelʹnica) — one who admires
  • Russian: обожа́тель (obožátelʹ) — one who admires
  • Russian: обожа́тельница (obožátelʹnica) — one who admires
  • Spanish: admirador — one who admires
  • Spanish: admiradora — one who admires
  • Swedish: beundrare — one who admires
  • Ukrainian: шанува́льник (šanuválʹnyk) — one who admires
  • Ukrainian: шанува́льниця (šanuválʹnycja) — one who admires
  • Ukrainian: покло́нник (poklónnyk) — one who admires
  • Ukrainian: покло́нниця (poklónnycja) — one who admires
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