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 young hero-worshipper cannot remain satisfied with mere physical or warlike prowess.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 by Various
He does not attach himself to individual men,—he is no hero-worshipper.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 by Various
"Hey, Phillips"—to the hero who was making a determined effort to escape his questioners—"Here's a young lady who is a hero-worshipper."
From Judy of York Hill by Bennett, Ethel Hume
