admirers

noun

plural of admirer
1
as in lovers

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2
as in fans

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for admirers
  1. lovers
  2. fans
  3. girlfriends
  4. devotees
  5. favorites
  6. enthusiasts
  7. boyfriends
  8. zealots
Noun
  • Milwaukee Public Library research and policy coordinator Joey McMahon added the library has been a staple for Milwaukee artists and music lovers for a long time.
    — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Nature lovers enjoy strolling along the community’s scenic walking paths, maintained by the Trail Friends Group.
    — Erickson Senior Living, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of lovers
Noun
  • She is recognized nationally by athletes and celebrities and her fans, borne from Murray’s influence on social media that counts more than 900,000 TikTok followers and 395,000 on Instagram.
    — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • But the truth is, reality-TV fans love nothing more than indoctrinating new converts.
    — Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of fans
Noun
  • Showcasing both her perspectives as a former player and current WAG (wives-and-girlfriends of athletes), Broomfield has an online fanbase of roughly 175,000 followers across Instagram and TikTok.
    — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Across America, rogue cops have used Flock data to stalk ex-wives and girlfriends, held families at gunpoint after faulty readings, and kept one woman in jail for 13 days before admitting that the cameras had led them astray.
    — Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of girlfriends
Noun
  • At Aizomê, a stylish Japanese restaurant shrouded by a thick wall of trees just off São Paulo’s main thoroughfare, Avenida Paulista, the food is both recognizable to devotees of Japanese cuisine and distinctly Brazilian.
    — Tomé Morrissy-Swan, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Holy mountain draws devotees Srivastav had been on a pilgrimage alongside 10 others to the same Himalayan mountain, Mount Kailash, which is sacred to Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and indigenous Tibetan religions.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of devotees
Noun
  • Personal favorites of mine include the Buffalo chicken dip and the Greek chicken pita, but the menu includes something for every appetite.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The Fighting Irish are preseason title favorites for plenty of pundits, including Justin.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of favorites
Noun
  • Where companies such as Zero and Stark have pushed hard to gain high output numbers in order to win sales, Bonnell hopes to win them by building e-bikes that appeal to riders and enthusiasts at a more visceral level.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The building attracts architecture enthusiasts as much as contemporary art fans.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of enthusiasts
Noun
  • The tired, the sick, the hungry, the famous and tons of ex-boyfriends, all regretting their wrongs.
    — Courtney Love, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
  • As well as the two ur-bad boyfriends from HBO’s Girls Christopher Abbott and Adam Driver who will portray, respectively, Professor Charles Xavier and Nathaniel Milbury/Mister Sinister.
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of boyfriends
Noun
  • Continue reading … POWER RECLAIMED — Congress moves to unshackle states from California's ‘climate zealots’.
    — , FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Democrats looking for a way to reclaim their party can find inspiration in the career of Neil Kinnock, who in the mid-1980s rescued the British Labour Party from a determined band of sectarian zealots.
    — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
Definition of zealots
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“Admirers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admirers. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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