Standard Lemma guide

influencer

noun · 2 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɪnflu.ənsə(ɹ)/
  • /-ˌɛnsə(ɹ)/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who or a thing which influences.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person who is able to influence consumption, lifestyle, or political preferences of their online audience by creating or engaging with social media content, often as a part of a marketing campaign.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: social media

Topics: business, marketing

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: deinfluencer

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *bhel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bhlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bhluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Latin īnfluōder. Latin īnfluēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Medieval Latin īnfluentiabor. Old French influenceder. Middle English influence English influence 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 influencer From influence + -er.

Across languages

Translations

88 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: beïnvloeder — that which influences
  • Albanian: influencer — that which influences
  • Arabic: مُؤَثِّر (muʔaṯṯir) — that which influences
  • Chinese Mandarin: 影响者 (yǐngxiǎngzhě) — that which influences
  • Chinese Mandarin: 意見領袖 /意见领袖 (yìjiàn lǐngxiù) — that which influences
  • Chinese Mandarin: 影響因子 /影响因子 (yǐngxiǎng yīnzǐ) — that which influences
  • Dutch: beïnvloeder — that which influences
  • Finnish: vaikuttaja — that which influences
  • French: influenceur — that which influences
  • French: influenceuse — that which influences
  • Galician: influídor — that which influences
  • Galician: influídora — that which influences
  • German: Beeinflusser — that which influences
  • German: Beeinflusserin — that which influences
  • German: Einflussnehmer — that which influences
  • German: Einflussnehmerin — that which influences
  • Hungarian: befolyásoló — that which influences
  • Malay: pempengaruh — that which influences
  • Portuguese: influenciador — that which influences
  • Portuguese: influenciadora — that which influences
  • Romanian: agent de influență — that which influences
  • Spanish: influidor — that which influences
  • Spanish: influidora — that which influences
  • Spanish: influente — that which influences
  • Spanish: influyente — that which influences
  • Swedish: influencer — that which influences
  • Swedish: influerare — that which influences
  • Swedish: påverkan — that which influences
  • Swedish: inflytande — that which influences
  • Afrikaans: beïnvloeder — influential person on social media
  • Arabic: مُؤَثِّر (muʔaṯṯir) — influential person on social media
  • Azerbaijani: təsirçi — influential person on social media
  • Belarusian: інфлюэ́нсер (infljuénsjer) — influential person on social media
  • Belarusian: інфлюэ́нсэр (infljuénser) — influential person on social media
  • Bulgarian: инфлуе́нсър (influénsǎr) — influential person on social media
  • Czech: influencer — influential person on social media
  • Czech: influencerka — influential person on social media
  • Danish: influencer — influential person on social media
  • Dutch: influencer — influential person on social media
  • Esperanto: influisto — influential person on social media
  • Estonian: suunamudija — influential person on social media
  • Estonian: influentser — influential person on social media
  • Finnish: somevaikuttaja — influential person on social media
  • French: influenceur — influential person on social media
  • French: influenceuse — influential person on social media
  • Georgian: ინფლუენსერი (inpluenseri) — influential person on social media
  • German: Influencer — influential person on social media
  • German: Influencerin — influential person on social media
  • German: Influenzer — influential person on social media
  • German: Influenzerin — influential person on social media
  • Greek: επηρεαστής (epireastís) — influential person on social media
  • Greek: επηρεάστρια (epireástria) — influential person on social media
  • Greek: ινφλουένσερ (inflouénser) — influential person on social media
  • Hebrew: משפיען (mashpián) — influential person on social media
  • Hindi: इन्फ़्लुएंसर (influensar) — influential person on social media
  • Hungarian: influencer — influential person on social media
  • Hungarian: influenszer — influential person on social media
  • Hungarian: véleményvezér — influential person on social media
  • Hungarian: megmondóember — influential person on social media
  • Indonesian: pemengaruh — influential person on social media
  • Indonesian: influenser — influential person on social media
  • Japanese: インフルエンサー (infuruensā) — influential person on social media
  • Korean: 인플루언서 (inpeullueonseo) — influential person on social media
  • Macedonian: инфлуенсер (influenser) — influential person on social media
  • Malay: pempengaruh — influential person on social media
  • Māori: kaiwhakaaweawe — influential person on social media
  • Norwegian Bokmål: influenser — influential person on social media
  • Polish: influencer — influential person on social media
  • Polish: influencerka — influential person on social media
  • Portuguese: influenciador — influential person on social media
  • Portuguese: influenciadora — influential person on social media
  • Portuguese: influencer — influential person on social media
  • Romanian: influencer — influential person on social media
  • Russian: инфлюэ́нсер (infljuénsɛr) — influential person on social media
  • Serbo-Croatian: инфлуенсер — influential person on social media
  • Serbo-Croatian: influencer — influential person on social media
  • Serbo-Croatian: influenser — influential person on social media
  • Slovak: influencer — influential person on social media
  • Slovak: influencerka — influential person on social media
  • Slovene: vplivnež — influential person on social media
  • Slovene: vplivnica — influential person on social media
  • Spanish: influencer — influential person on social media
  • Spanish: influenciador — influential person on social media
  • Spanish: influenciadora — influential person on social media
  • Swedish: influerare — influential person on social media
  • Swedish: influencer — influential person on social media
  • Turkish: influencer — influential person on social media
  • Ukrainian: інфлюе́нсер (infljuénser) — influential person on social media