Thesaurus results for ADMIRER

admirer

noun

Definition of admirer

as in lover

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as in fan

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Recent Examples of admirer His dad—a longtime admirer of Frank Lloyd Wright houses—was particularly keen to visit residences by the architect while in the area and brought Meyer to Fallingwater. — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026 Joan Didion, the mistress of concision and a Hemingway admirer, began her career writing captions and sidebars to fit around pictures in women’s magazines. — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is a long-time admirer, believing Alvarez is one of the few forwards who would really improve their attack. — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Swift has long be an open admirer of the trailblazing Parton. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026 Fujino, a gifted artist and aspiring manga artist, meets Kymoto, a shy admirer of her work. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026 For Brooks, that education can turn an admirer into a collector—and eventually a steward. — Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Brown is a longtime admirer of Buffett; in 2024, Zac Brown Band performed as part of the Jimmy Buffett tribute concert at the Hollywood Bowl. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2026 The same cannot be said about Mira Sorvino, who’s a longtime admirer of the late star and played the version of Monroe the world knows best in Norma Jean & Marilyn. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 29 July 2026

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Noun

Art lovers should aim to be there in April when Joali hosts its annual Imagi-Nature Art Festival.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
The undead hero initially turns agains the X-Men and serves Apocalypse, but Gambit’s lover Rogue is able to save him by harnessing the enormous power of a Celestial and offering to sacrifice herself.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of lover

Noun

Self also spoke to the fans and answered a few questions after practice.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
After most of the sellout crowd filed out Wednesday, one solitary Sox fan stood at his seat under the press box, shouting obscenities about the Guardians and the city of Cleveland.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of fan

Noun

Once inside, actors like Dominic Sessa, Stavros Halkias, and Nico Parker, supporting her boyfriend Cooper Hoffman, who stars in the film as OpenAI president and Altman devotee Greg Brockman, took their seats.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026
Some at the memorial took solace in seeing so many like-minded devotees come out to the serene mountain setting to remember the avian matriarch.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of devotee

Noun

Jones was often jealous, distrustful, possessive and controlling of his girlfriend, according to the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
The show follows the wives, girlfriends and partners of prisoners, with Glen playing a career criminal whose lavish lifestyle is running out, along with his money.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

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In the ‘90s, Golod worked with Pet Television Network as co-chairman and co-owner of a cable and satellite service aimed toward animal enthusiasts.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Snowboarders and skiing enthusiasts from around the world travel there for the pillowy snow on its mountains.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of enthusiast

Noun

The layoffs meant no work for her, her boyfriend and her mother — and the words in small print almost seemed prophetic.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
However, RadarOnline recently reported that the Friends actress allegedly threw a dig at Pitt while gushing about her new boyfriend, Jim Curtis.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Oct. 2026

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