believer
Americannoun
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believers
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someone who has confidence in the truth, existence, or reliability of something.
I am a firm believer that evolution happened the way that evolutionary biologists describe.
The team’s offensive coordinator is a big believer in the run game versus the passing game.
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someone who has or professes faith in something, especially a religion.
The church has grown from a handful of believers, meeting in the pastor’s living room, to a congregation now in excess of 1,000.
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Explanation
A believer is a follower of a particular religion or spiritual practice. Whether you are a Hindu, a Pagan, or a Catholic, you can call yourself a believer. Most believers have specific religious beliefs, but you can be a secular believer as well — for example, you might be a firm believer in socialist economic policies or a believer in the benefits of homeschooling. Basically, anyone who holds a strong belief in the truth of something is a believer. The verb believe is at the heart of believer, and it stems from the Old English belyfan, "to believe."
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“If you’re a believer in the AI trade, if you’re a believer in the re-industrialization and the remilitarization trade, the Japanese stock market offers a lot of these,” the strategist said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
She was a true believer, and colleagues reportedly regarded her with some wariness precisely because of it.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
If anything, he’s a true believer in the American Dream, willingly and literally breaking his back to put food on his table.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
I’m a believer that politics is usually more like Veep than House of Cards; even world-changing events more often unfold by accident or luck than by design.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
She was a 'big believer in watching the sky.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
These believers had, like so many conspiracy theorists before them, started from a place of legitimate suspicion of powerful institutions.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Because their play Sunday could buckle the resolve of even true believers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
“We are believers in the reindustrialization of America,” Robotti said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
It has also managed to convert a growing lineup of believers, including probably its most important, the U.S. government.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Then I too broke into glad tidings and joy to the world with the crowds of believers around me.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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