admirer

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ad·mire

(ăd-mīr′)

v. ad·mired, ad·mir·ing, ad·mires

v.tr.

1. To regard with pleasure, wonder, and approval: admired the sculptures at the art museum.

2. To have a high opinion of; esteem or respect: I admired her ability as a violinist.

3. Chiefly New England & Upper Southern US To enjoy (something): "I just admire to get letters, but I don't admire to answer them" (Dialect Notes).

4. Archaic To marvel or wonder at.

v.intr. New England & Upper Southern US

To marvel at something. Often used with at.

[French admirer, from Old French amirer, from Latin admīrārī, to wonder at : ad-, ad- + mīrārī, to wonder (from mīrus, wonderful; see smei- in Indo-European roots).]

ad·mir′er n.

ad·mir′ing·ly adv.

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ad•mir•er

(ædˈmaɪ^ər ər)
n.

1. a person who admires another: He was a great admirer of Woodrow Wilson.

2. a person who is attracted to another: He was one of her many admirers.

[1605–15]

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Noun	1.	admirer - a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" booster, protagonist, supporter, champion, friend advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent - a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea anglophil, anglophile - an admirer of England and things English believer, truster - a supporter who accepts something as true Boswell - a devoted admirer and recorder of another's words and deeds cheerleader - an enthusiastic and vocal supporter; "he has become a cheerleader for therapeutic cloning" Confederate - a supporter of the Confederate States of America corporatist - a supporter of corporatism enthusiast, partizan, partisan - an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity Francophil, Francophile - an admirer of France and everything French free trader - an advocate of unrestricted international trade functionalist - an adherent of functionalism Jacobite - a supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts loyalist, stalwart - a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt) New Dealer - a supporter of the economic policies in the United States known as the New Deal Graecophile, philhellene, philhellenist - an admirer of Greece and everything Greek mainstay, pillar - a prominent supporter; "he is a pillar of the community" Roundhead - a supporter of parliament and Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War seconder - someone who endorses a motion or petition as a necessary preliminary to a discussion or vote Shavian - an admirer of G. B. Shaw or his works endorser, indorser, ratifier, subscriber - someone who expresses strong approval well-wisher, sympathiser, sympathizer - someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful toaster, wassailer - someone who proposes a toast; someone who drinks to the health of success of someone or some venture maintainer, sustainer, upholder - someone who upholds or maintains; "firm upholders of tradition"; "they are sustainers of the idea of democracy" verifier, voucher - someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement Whig - a supporter of the American Revolution
	2.	admirer - a person who admires; someone who esteems or respects or approves individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" venerator - someone who regards with deep respect or reverence marveller, wonderer - someone filled with admiration and awe; someone who wonders at something
	3.	admirer - someone who admires a young woman; "she had many admirers" adorer lover - a person who loves someone or is loved by someone fancier, enthusiast - a person having a strong liking for something suer, suitor, wooer - a man who courts a woman; "a suer for the hand of the princess" worshiper, worshipper - someone who admires too much to recognize faults

admirer

noun

1. fan, supporter, follower, enthusiast, partisan, disciple, buff (informal), protagonist, devotee, worshipper, adherent, votary He was an admirer of her grandmother's paintings.

2. suitor, lover, boyfriend, sweetheart, beau, wooer He was the most persistent of her admirers.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

admirer

noun

1. One who ardently admires:

devotee, enthusiast, fancier, lover.

Informal: fan.

2. A man who courts a woman:

beau, courter, suitor, swain, wooer.

Translations

مُعْجَب بِمُعْجَب بِأمْرَأَه

ctitelobdivovatel

beundrer

Verehrer Verehrerin Bewunderer Fan

admirador

admirateur admirateurice fervent

csodáló

aîdáandi

ammiratore corteggiatore veneratore

beundrer

admirador

поклонник

ctiteľobdivovateľ

hayran

倾慕者赞赏者

admirer

[ədˈmaɪərəʳ] N → admirador(a) m/f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

admirer

[ədˈmaɪərə^r] n

(= fan) → admirateur/trice m/f
an admirer of sth/sb → un admirateur de qch/qn

(= suitor) → admirateur/trice m/f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

admirer

n → Bewund(e)rer(in) m(f), → Verehrer(in) m(f); (dated, hum: = suitor) → Verehrer m (hum)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

admirer

[ədˈmaɪərəʳ] n → ammiratore/trice

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

admire

(ədˈmaiə) verb

1. to look at with great pleasure and often to express this pleasure. I've just been admiring your new car.

2. to have a very high opinion of (something or someone). I admire John's courage.

ˈadmirable (ˈӕdmə-) adjective

extremely good. His behaviour during the riot was admirable.

ˈadmirably (ˈӕdmə-) adverb

extremely well. He's admirably suited to the job.

admiration (ӕdmiˈreiʃən) noun

They were filled with admiration at the team's performance.

adˈmirer noun

1. one who admires (someone or something). He is an admirer of Mozart.

2. a man who is attracted by a particular woman. She has many admirers.

adˈmiring adjective

an admiring glance.

adˈmiringly adverb

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Weitbrecht-Rotholz was an enthusiastic admirer of Charles Strickland, and there was no danger that he would whitewash him.

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Richard, a professed admirer of the joyous science in all its branches, could imitate either the minstrel or troubadour.

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The elder woman, ashamed to be courted by a man younger than herself, made a point, whenever her admirer visited her, to pull out some portion of his black hairs.

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Nobody listened to him, and he did not succeed in alienating a single admirer from the president of the Gun Club.

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Young ladies have great penetration in such matters as these; but I think I may defy even your sagacity, to discover the name of your admirer. This letter is from Mr.

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My aged admirer gently dropped my hand, and, with all possible politeness, changed the subject.

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Tildy with the blunt nose, the hay-coloured hair, the freckled skin, the bag-o'-meal figure, had never had an admirer. Not a man followed her with his eyes when she went to and fro in the restaurant save now and then when they glared with the beast-hunger for food.

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His greatest admirer could not have cordially justified his bringing his harpoon into breakfast with him, and using it there without ceremony; reaching over the table with it, to the imminent jeopardy of many heads, and grappling the beefsteaks towards him.

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"Let me hope that you will rescind that resolution about the horse, Miss Brooke," said the persevering admirer. "I assure you, riding is the most healthy of exercises."

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He therefore condescended to look at the carriage from the Hall- door without frowning at it, and said, in a very handsome way, to one of his men, 'Thomas, help with the luggage.' He even escorted the Bride up-stairs into Mr Merdle's presence; but this must be considered as an act of homage to the sex (of which he was an admirer, being notoriously captivated by the charms of a certain Duchess), and not as a committal of himself with the family.

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I was going to tell you how many unmistakeable admirers I had:- Sir Thomas Ashby was one,--Sir Hugh Meltham and Sir Broadley Wilson are old codgers, only fit companions for papa and mamma.

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(Lady Doris, please notice, quotes in this place the language of his admirers; and I report Lady Doris.)

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