US /ədˈmaɪrɚ/ UK /ədˈmaɪərə/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a person who regards another with admiration

    The painter had many admirers among the critics.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a person who regards... fandevoteeenthusiastsuitorfollowerworshipper
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Word family
Related forms admireadmirationadmired

Etymology

From admire + -er, from Middle French admirer, from Latin admirari ('to wonder at'), from ad- ('at') + mirari ('to wonder'), from mirus ('wonderful').

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