groveler

noun

Definition of grovelernext
as in worshipper

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for groveler
  1. worshipper
  2. devotee
  3. zealot
  4. fan
  5. enthusiast
  6. cultist
  7. minion
  8. idolater
Noun
  • The fire caused extensive damage to the synagogue and a worshipper sustained minor injuries.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 June 2026
  • The worshiper was praying outside the Baitul Mamur Mosque and Community Center on Glenmore Ave.
    — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
Definition of worshipper
Noun
  • Especially for devotees of magical realism, there is much to appreciate in Whitehead’s fabulist reimagining of the American past.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 July 2026
  • To show evil forces and spirits that their god would confront them, devotees carried him around the city in processions that resembled those seen throughout Kyoto today.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
Definition of devotee
Noun
  • Traditional safety zealot Phil Koopman points out that the public would not accept a system that cuts fatalities by 80% but the remaining ones are all children.
    — Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Garrett says the new protocols acknowledge that academic institutions have the responsibility to take steps for the safety of their researchers and protect them from potentially dangerous interactions with conspiracy theorists and other reactionary zealots.
    — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
Definition of zealot
Noun
  • Kris Jenner Kim Kardashian Kylie Jenner Kylie reshared a tribute post from a fan account that posted a video of little Kylie dancing with her grandmother.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 16 July 2026
  • The Panini show may act as a tonic to Italian fans after Italy failed to make the tournament for the third World Cup in a row.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 July 2026
Definition of fan
Noun
  • Mitchell is a member of Sac Ohana, a social group of local tiki enthusiasts.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
  • For the impatient sneaker enthusiasts out there, a handful of pairs from Saturday’s Brooklyn event have already found their way onto eBay with asking prices beginning at $800.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 18 July 2026
Definition of enthusiast
Noun
  • The Industry actress, 29, got soaked in fake blood for her role in the horror-action flick as Maria Reaves (the younger sister to protagonist Asia Reaves, played by Zazie Beetz), as did Graham, 56, who plays a satanic cultist.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026
  • There’s an incredible sequence where Zazie Beetz’s character fights cultists with a flaming axe.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
Definition of cultist
Noun
  • Daniel isn’t this devil’s only minion; Armand’s got an Illumination movie’s worth of cronies doing his bidding.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 July 2026
  • In my view, we are no longer respected by our foreign allies, the poor are getting poorer, and his wealthy minions are getting richer at our expense.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
Definition of minion
Noun
  • Racial idolaters like Jemele Hill have made sure players continue to hear that message and believe it.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026
  • An angel then killed 185,000 Assyrian idolaters.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of idolater
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