secret admirer
noun
: someone who shows that he or she thinks highly of a person (as by sending flowers) but keeps his or her identity a secret from that person
Examples of secret admirer in a Sentence
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He’s become a favorite among the team—and even has a secret admirer.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Catching a drift of a secret admirer?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
In this episode of Abbott Elementary, Janine (Quinta Brunson) gets a valentine from a secret admirer — a student who is quite taken with her.
—Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
Marquette's Shaka Smart has yet to coach against Pitino, but he's been a secret admirer for a long time.
—Emmett Prosser, Journal Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2024
Watch Eight Crazy Nights on various platforms including Prime Video and Hulu
Eight Gifts of Hanukkah
In 2021, Hallmark released Eight Gifts of Hanukkah which sees Sara (Inbar Lavi) looking to uncover the secret admirer who sends her eight gifts for each night of the Jewish holiday.
—Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
Tatyana Ali plays the adorably clumsy Jennifer, who moves back home to care for her aging father and starts getting anonymous letters from a secret admirer, Jack (New Girl's Lamorne Morris).
—Amy MacKelden, ELLE, 23 Nov. 2022
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Catching a drift of a secret admirer?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
In this episode of Abbott Elementary, Janine (Quinta Brunson) gets a valentine from a secret admirer — a student who is quite taken with her.
—Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
Marquette's Shaka Smart has yet to coach against Pitino, but he's been a secret admirer for a long time.
—Emmett Prosser, Journal Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2024
Watch Eight Crazy Nights on various platforms including Prime Video and Hulu
Eight Gifts of Hanukkah
In 2021, Hallmark released Eight Gifts of Hanukkah which sees Sara (Inbar Lavi) looking to uncover the secret admirer who sends her eight gifts for each night of the Jewish holiday.
—Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
Tatyana Ali plays the adorably clumsy Jennifer, who moves back home to care for her aging father and starts getting anonymous letters from a secret admirer, Jack (New Girl's Lamorne Morris).
—Amy MacKelden, ELLE, 23 Nov. 2022
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“Secret admirer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secret%20admirer. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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