believer

[ bih-leev-er ]

/ bɪˈliv ər /

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noun

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.

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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Origin of believer

believe + -er¹

OTHER WORDS FROM believer

pre-be·liev·er, noun

Words nearby believer

belief, belies, believe, believe it or not, believe one's ears, believer, believing, belike, Belinda, Belisarius, Belisha beacon

How to use believer in a sentence

Despite her current predicament with moderates, Pelosi, many Democrats believe, is stronger than ever as speaker.
Trump moves closer to Pelosi in economic aid talks, and House speaker must decide next move|Rachael Bade, Erica Werner|September 17, 2020|Washington Post
I firmly believe that McDonald’s is helping to solve that challenge.
Why McDonald’s sets the standard for equitable business models|jakemeth|September 16, 2020|Fortune
As a trained pharmacist and researcher interested in uncovering risks to medicine quality, I believe patients and clinicians would benefit from having more information about all the ingredients in medicine.
The ‘inactive' ingredients in your pills could harm you|By Yelena Ionova/The Conversation|September 15, 2020|Popular-Science
Since it is widely believed that more Democractic voters will vote by mail than Republicans, von Spakovsky’s proposals, if adopted, could suppress Democratic turnout in one of the most consequential presidential elections in a generation.
No Democrats Allowed: A Conservative Lawyer Holds Secret Voter Fraud Meetings With State Election Officials|by Mike Spies, Jake Pearson and Jessica Huseman|September 15, 2020|ProPublica

They spent more than a month turning off strategies they didn’t think would work in the new environment, and tweaking ones they believed were applicable.
The losses continue to pile up for hedge fund king Ray Dalio|Bernhard Warner|September 15, 2020|Fortune
The next day, Christmas, is the birthday of the savior, but Frank is not a believer.
Richard Ford’s Artful Survivalist Guide: The Return of Frank Bascombe|Tom LeClair|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After Trevor-Roper told me Hitler was a true believer, he thought he was doing good, I went up to Oxford to see Bullock.
Ron Rosenbaum on Hitler, Hollywood, and Quantifying Evil|William O’Connor|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She was more of a spiritualist, a New Age believer in the power of good and the mysteries of the universe.
The Day the Fairytale Died|Marilyn Johnson|July 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet for a pious Muslim believer, the experience of those states was bad to the point of being catastrophic.
Why the Caliphate Will Devour Its Children|Philip Jenkins|July 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One need not be a believer, as I am, to know that Maya Angelou will so fully live on.
Maya Angelou Knew How To Inspire As A Writer, Teacher, and Great Human Being|Joshua DuBois|May 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Not one-third of mankind are professing Christians to-day, and of those not one in ten is a true Christian and a true believer.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
On the part of the believer, his faith and imperfect obedience, though necessary, are not a condition.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
In the others, it is that righteousness imputed through grace to each believer.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
These however are terms far too feeble to express the affection towards it, which the believer feels.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
And as the believer goes on to perform it, his call to the service will wax indefinitely great.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham