as in lover
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
a devotee of stamp collecting
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Recent Examples of devotee
The father-son duo received a private tour of the home — a dream outing for the pint-sized Elvis devotee.
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Ryan Brennan
april 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
Character artists were reportedly approaching the director simply to be included as background devotees.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
With stunning action set pieces, a delightfully wicked villain (Javier Bardem), and a surprisingly emotional through-line featuring M (Judi Dench), Skyfall resonated for casual moviegoers as much as diehard Bond devotees.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
According to tradition, the 12th imam, or Imam al-Mahdi, appeared to a devotee in the 10th century and requested a shrine be constructed.
—Mary Thurlkill, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for devotee
Ryan Brennan
april 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
Character artists were reportedly approaching the director simply to be included as background devotees.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
With stunning action set pieces, a delightfully wicked villain (Javier Bardem), and a surprisingly emotional through-line featuring M (Judi Dench), Skyfall resonated for casual moviegoers as much as diehard Bond devotees.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
According to tradition, the 12th imam, or Imam al-Mahdi, appeared to a devotee in the 10th century and requested a shrine be constructed.
—Mary Thurlkill, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devotee
Noun
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That’s probably why class-crossed lovers make such fertile ground for fiction—look at Heathcliff and Cathy, or poor Scudder and Maurice.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Options for 2026 include food cruises that travel through Burgundy and Provence and a 15-day wine lovers cruise on the Rhine and Seine Rivers.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The three-day event draws more than 100,000 fans every year for the festival, which headlines largely country music acts while raising money for marine conservation.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The fan tried to offer some context.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But just one year into the driver’s seat and Espinosa, and his team of executives who are now mostly enthusiasts, seem to be moving as quickly as humanly possible to deliver on that big statement.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
16 Apr. 2026
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Austin eyes a new position as an in-house personal trainer, and Lindsay worries about the Chairwoman’s fit assistant, Eunice (Seoyeon Jang), stealing her Korean fitness-enthusiast boyfriend.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But to think that suckers get an even break when insiders have information that assures them of winning is folly.—
William Mersey,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Invasive vines like Virginia creeper, English ivy, and buckthorn can strangle trees, for example, and some aggressive trees may spread via underground suckers and roots.—
Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
5 Apr. 2026
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Consider, Trump is the only world leader, Pope XIV included, who not only vowed to prohibit the apocalyptic fanatics in Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, but did something about it.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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And for the aviation fanatic, ice cream stick planes never made the cut.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Devotee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devotee. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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