appreciate
verb (used with object)
to be grateful or thankful for.
appreciator
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a word derived from
appreciate.
Example Sentences
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Tench is a polymath, a cross-genre equal-opportunity appreciator of great music.
From Salon ● May 27, 2025
“He relates so well to the artists and to the music community in my mind, because he’s a fan and he’s an appreciator and a lover of music.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
As an appreciator of Werner Herzog’s work, persona and worldview, I’ve always been drawn by his voice and way of speaking.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 17, 2023
He stood for social justice, but he was also a keen observer and appreciator of the surreal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2022
Always, as I wrote, I was both reader and writer, both the con- ceiver of the action and the appreciator of it.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
