hero-worshipper
- a word derived from hero worship.
Example Sentences
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The match between Williams and Stephens had been variously billed as a clash between patron and protégé, hero and hero-worshipper and even queen and pretender to the throne.
From Reuters ● Jan. 23, 2013
The usual put-down is to call Callow a hero-worshipper.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 20, 2010
The author, professor of history in the University of Washington, is a hero-worshipper and extolls the daring of the adventurer and the patience and courage of the pioneer.
From A Hundred and Sixty Books by Washington Authors Some Other Writers Who are Contributors to Periodical Literature, Lines Worth Knowing by Heart by Various
During this period of convalescence he talked with me a good deal, and in the kindest manner, so that shortly I became as ardent a hero-worshipper as the others.
From At the Point of the Sword by Hayens, Herbert
He is an iconoclast, but he is also a hero-worshipper.
From German Problems and Personalities by Saroléa, Charles
