Definition of secret admirer
: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
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secret
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: kept from knowledge or view : hidden
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: marked by the habit of discretion : closemouthed
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: working with hidden aims or methods : undercover
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: something kept hidden or unexplained : mystery
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: something kept from the knowledge of others or shared only confidentially with a few
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: a method, formula, or process used in an art or operation and divulged only to those of one's own company or craft : trade secret
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: to feel respect and approval for (someone or something) : to regard with admiration
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: to marvel at
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: to like very much
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