adherent

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ædˈhɪrənt/ UK /ədˈhɪərənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a supporter of a person, cause, or belief

He was a devoted adherent of the new philosophy.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a supporter of a person,... supporter follower devotee disciple partisan advocate

Opposites

opponent detractor critic

Word family

Related forms adhere adherence adhesion

Etymology

From Middle French adhérent, from Latin adhaerentem (accusative of adhaerens), present participle of adhaerere ('to stick to'), from ad- ('to') + haerere ('to stick').

adhaerere Latin haerere Latin

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Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# adherent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ædˈhɪrənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ədˈhɪərənt/

## Meanings
1. a supporter of a person, cause, or belief

## Examples
- He was a devoted adherent of the new philosophy.

## Synonyms
- supporter
- follower
- devotee
- disciple
- partisan
- advocate

## Antonyms
- opponent
- detractor
- critic

## Related Forms
- adhere
- adherence
- adhesion

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: adhaerere
- Root: haerere

## Etymology
From Middle French adhérent, from Latin adhaerentem (accusative of adhaerens), present participle of adhaerere ('to stick to'), from ad- ('to') + haerere ('to stick').

## AI Etymology
Adherent comes from Middle French adhérent, from Latin adhaerentem (accusative of adhaerens), present participle of adhaerere ('to stick to'), from ad- ('to') + haerere ('to stick'). The historical trail runs through Latin adhaerere and Latin haerere. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means a supporter of a person, cause, or belief. Related forms include adhere, adherence, adhesion.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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