admirer

Pronunciation: /ædˈmaɪ.ɹɚ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
  2. noun a person who admires; someone who esteems or respects or approves
  3. noun someone who admires a young woman

Etymology

From admire + -er.

In classic literature

Synonyms

supporter, protagonist, champion, booster, friend

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
advocate
Narrower (hyponyms)
anglophile, loyalist, confederate, boswell, new dealer, roundhead

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