devotee

[dev-uh-tee, -tey]

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noun

a person who is greatly devoted to something.
a person who is extremely devoted to a religion; a follower.
an enthusiastic follower or fan: He's a devotee of jazz.

Origin of devotee

First recorded in 1635–45; devote + -ee

Synonyms

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1, 3. See fanatic.

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Examples from the Web for devotee

Contemporary Examples

Fleiss makes the film as a devotee would, depicting Weir in a saintly glow.
Bob Weir on Drugged-Out Deadheads and Living in Jerry Garcia’s Shadow
Emily Shire
April 25, 2014
As a new American devotee, this was a profoundly patriotic impulse.
Remembering Music Pioneer Ahmet Ertegun
Peter Brown
December 12, 2013
After reading an article about shopping local in 2006, I became a devotee of the online, artisan marketplace.
Etsy Changed Its Policy. So What?
Sara Stroman
November 8, 2013
A devotee, Kreeft gives Lewis the big philosophical guns, and has him trouncing Kennedy and Huxley pretty comprehensively.
Three Great Men Died That Day: JFK, C.S. Lewis, and Aldous Huxley
John Garth
November 3, 2013
He was a pothead, a devotee of hip hop, a lifeguard, a high school wrestler, an aspiring dentist.
Are The Tsarnaevs White?
Peter Beinart
April 24, 2013

Historical Examples

She was mistaken in her surmises, however, for Lisa was not a devotee.
The Fat and the Thin
Emile Zola
This man was evil, not with the grossness of a debauchee but with the thinness of the devotee.
Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer
Cyrus Townsend Brady
It was the submissive worship of a devotee before some sacred relic!
Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2)
Charles James Lever
His generous, kindly approval of the eggs cheered this devotee.
A Great Man
Arnold Bennett
No, don't; for my reputation would be gone if I were thought to be a devotee.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

British Dictionary definitions for devotee

devotee

noun

a person ardently enthusiastic about or devoted to something, such as a sport or pastime
a zealous follower of a religion

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Word Origin and History for devotee

n.

1640s, from devote, with a French suffix, perhaps on model of assignee. Earlier in this sense was devote (1620s).

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Examples from the Web for devotee

Contemporary Examples

Fleiss makes the film as a devotee would, depicting Weir in a saintly glow.

As a new American devotee, this was a profoundly patriotic impulse.

After reading an article about shopping local in 2006, I became a devotee of the online, artisan marketplace.

A devotee, Kreeft gives Lewis the big philosophical guns, and has him trouncing Kennedy and Huxley pretty comprehensively.

He was a pothead, a devotee of hip hop, a lifeguard, a high school wrestler, an aspiring dentist.

Historical Examples

She was mistaken in her surmises, however, for Lisa was not a devotee.

This man was evil, not with the grossness of a debauchee but with the thinness of the devotee.

It was the submissive worship of a devotee before some sacred relic!

His generous, kindly approval of the eggs cheered this devotee.

No, don't; for my reputation would be gone if I were thought to be a devotee.

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Word Origin and History for devotee

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