devotee

noun

dev·​o·​tee ˌde-ˌvō-ˈtē  ˌdē- 

ˌdā-,

də-,

-ˈtā

: an ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport)

Synonyms

• lover
• fan
• enthusiast
• sucker
• fanatic

Examples of devotee in a Sentence

The nightclub is popular among jazz devotees.

a group of religious devotees

Recent Examples on the Web

Salah is also a Pilates devotee, and has stationed a Pilates reformer among the squat rack, weight stacks and treadmill in his home gym. —Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025

During winter, when a layer of ice covers the calm water, devotees can be found standing on the surface of the water, fishing through holes in the fractal structure. —Elijah Polance, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2025

With that out of the way, by far the biggest question for us and All Nighter devotees everywhere was: How does this new setting spray compare to the OG? —Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 1 Aug. 2025

The parking lot devotees formed a circle and Price began to speak. —Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1645, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for devotee

• agree
• allee
• banshee
• beastly
• bibi
• bowsprit
• carefree
• cerci
• chablis
• cowpea
• crappie
• crappy

Kids Definition

devotee

noun

dev·​o·​tee ˌdev-ə-ˈtē  -ˈtā 

: a keen or earnest follower, supporter, or enthusiast

a devotee of sports