admirer
a person who regards someone or something with wonder, pleasure, or approval: His admirers say he has all the qualities of a good presenter—he's unflappable, charming, and witty.A popular plot in classic films is the story of a famous actress or dancer who receives a dozen roses after her performance with a card signed, “A secret admirer.”
Origin of admirer
1Other words from admirer
- pre·ad·mir·er, noun
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How to use admirer in a sentence
“There are more dedicated sites for transgenders and admirers,” he said.
She hated sharing Georgie with his admirers, particularly on lecture tours in in North America.
Borges Had A Genius For Literature But Not Love Or Much Else | Allen Barra | October 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn a hot day in Milwaukee once, Palmer quietly asked the assembled admirers, "Mind if I take off my jacket?"
Hundreds of friends, admirers, and fellow citizens crowd the steps of the cathedral.
It is not merely an authenticity that Brooks uses to connect with his admirers, but his embrace of an average identity.
I'm Not Country or Pop. I'm Just Pure Garth Brooks. | David Masciotra | September 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
It seems to me that such verses as these might very well have satisfied the English admirers of Klopstock.
A third poem, Nerto, appeared in 1884, and showed the poet in a new light; his admirers now compared him to Ariosto.
Frdric Mistral | Charles Alfred DownerIt is not to be supposed that such a girl as Grace had lived to be nineteen years of age without admirers.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnIn their youth both had been enthusiastic admirers of the ballet, and had often tried to imitate the art of the dancers.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyIt has been immensely popular, and thus does not illustrate merely the taste of an inner circle of its author's admirers.
The Nabob | Alphonse Daudet
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