true believer

noun

1

: a person who professes absolute belief in something

2

: a zealous supporter of a particular cause

Synonyms

• crusader
• fanatic
• ideologue
• idealogue
• militant
• partisan
• partizan
• red hot
• zealot

Examples of true believer in a Sentence

they were true believers in an antimaterialist lifestyle, as evidenced by their lack of possessions

true believers who fought the good fight even when it was out of fashion

Recent Examples on the Web

The zeal of the 1979 revolution is still visible on the tables of the Den of Spies, in the papers true believers re-assembled strand-by-strand. —Karl Vick, Time, 22 June 2025

Under no circumstances should the NCAS or its fellow travelers be confused with the online retro freaks—the Atlantean conspiracists, the paleo-imperial true believers—who insist that everything constructed since 1940 is part of a giant Bolshie plot. —Ian Volner, Artforum, 28 May 2025

Benioff is a true believer in the power of agentic AI to revolutionize how work gets done. —Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025

But Trump appears to be a true believer in tariffs. —David Goldman, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for true believer

• unbeliever
• achiever
• deceiver
• perceiver
• receiver
• reliever
• retriever
• transceiver
• cleaver
• fever
• leaver
• weaver