adorer

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /əˈdɔrər/ UK /əˈdɔːrə/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
a person who loves or admires another deeply

The young poet was her most devoted adorer.

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1 noun · a person who loves or... worshipper admirer devotee lover votary

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detractor

Word family

Related forms adore adoration adorable

Etymology

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

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# 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

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