adorer C2+ Topic:People & Society US /əˈdɔrər/ UK /əˈdɔːrə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a person who loves or admires another deeply The young poet was her most devoted adorer. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who loves or... worshipperadmirerdevoteelovervotary ↔ Opposites detractor Word family Related forms adoreadorationadorable Etymology AI details From adore + -er, from Old French adorer, from Latin adorare ('to worship'), from ad- ('to') + orare ('to speak, pray'), from os ('mouth'). adorare Latin orare Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # adorer **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˈdɔrər/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈdɔːrə/ ## Meanings 1. a person who loves or admires another deeply ## Examples - The young poet was her most devoted adorer. ## Synonyms - worshipper - admirer - devotee - lover - votary ## Antonyms - detractor ## Related Forms - adore - adoration - adorable ## Roots and Affixes - Root: adorare - Root: orare ## Etymology From adore + -er, from Old French adorer, from Latin adorare ('to worship'), from ad- ('to') + orare ('to speak, pray'), from os ('mouth'). ## AI Etymology Adorer is from adore + -er, from Old French adorer, from Latin adorare ('to worship'), from ad- ('to') + orare ('to speak, pray'), from os ('mouth'). Important recorded forms include adorare (Latin) and orare (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a person who loves or admires another deeply. The wider family includes related words such as adore, adoration, and adorable. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown