admirer
/ædˈmaɪ.ɹɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.19 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who admires.
noun
One who is romantically attracted to someone.
Example Sentences
- "Deven is an enthusiastic admirer of The Beatles."
- "For quotations using this term, see Citations:admirer."
- "Although he has a number of admirers, he prefers to remain single."
Etymology
Etymology tree English admire Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English admirer From admire + -er.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ædˈmaɪ.ɹɚ/
- British English: /ədˈmaɪ.ɹə/