believer

American  

[bih-leev-er] / bɪˈliv ər /

noun

1. 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.

2. 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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Other Word Forms

• pre-believer noun

Etymology

Origin of believer

believe ( def. ) + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Residents Assn. is as die-hard a true believer as Bastian, and she went on for several minutes about music venues, farmers markets, dining, diversity and the sense of community.

From Los Angeles Times

You’d have a hard time finding a stronger believer in AI’s potential.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I'm a big believer in preventing something first," Smith says.

From BBC

For believers in Musk, however, “you would want to buy semicap,” he said.

From MarketWatch

I’m not generally a believer in signs, but Hayden’s arrival feels like a confirmation that we have made the right choice.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• adherent
• devotee
• disciple
• follower
• supporter
• zealot