idolizer

noun

as in disciple

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  1. disciple
  2. follower
  3. fan
  4. votary
  5. lover
  6. dreamer
  7. idealist
  8. visionary
Noun
  • One of the 72 disciples appointed by Jesus who is traditionally believed to be the young man fleeing naked at Jesus’ arrest.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Mitchell had told her EIN disciples not to worry after Wiles’ brush off.
    — Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of disciple
Noun
  • Mackenzie was charged with the murders alongside 28 of his followers, including guards who enforced his fasting directives and gravediggers who helped conceal the mass graves.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Mackenzie preached that the world would end in August 2023 and that followers needed to fast in order to reach heaven.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of follower
Noun
  • Other attractions include the Karen Blixen Museum (for Out of Africa fans) and shopping.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • But even those fans of her socially clumsy and feverishly party-planning mayor’s assistant Patricia on that series may not be prepared for her soulful, wrenching work in Mike Leigh’s latest film.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of fan
Noun
  • But the fate of the votary is to require and receive a constant renewal of faith.
    — Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Many remember the Cultural Revolution as a time of Red Guard excess—of the people terrorizing the votaries of the party.
    — Mary Gallagher, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
Definition of votary
Noun
  • Now comes Netflix’s spin on the romantic comedy to end all romantic comedies, starring Emma Corrin and Jack Lowden as the characters at the center of literature’s original enemies-to-lovers trope.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026
  • While the drinks at Bastia, which are riffs on classic aperitivos and Italian-leaning cocktails, are excellent, cocktail lovers should pay a visit to Caletta, the hotel’s intimate 24-seat cocktail lounge.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of lover
Noun
  • Harbach’s cast of strivers and dreamers included dazzling baseball shortstop Henry Skrimshander, his mentor Mike Schwartz, and Pella Affenlight, who made up a love triangle.
    — Malcolm Forbes, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Michele, who portrayed ambitious dreamer Rachel Berry for the entirety of the original series’ run, is reportedly set to return for the reboot.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of dreamer
Noun
  • Its officials view questions of morality as a costly sideshow, the remit of woolly-minded idealists who do not understand how the world works.
    — David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2026
  • But, as both an idealist and a pragmatist, she was drawn to the potential for science to solve difficult environmental problems.
    — Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of idealist
Noun
  • Eighty years ago, two Philadelphia visionaries started The Links, Incorporated to help the Black community in every aspect of life.
    — Krystle Rich, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In 2015, Greg had left his position as Stripe’s chief technology officer to cofound OpenAI with 10 fellow visionaries out of his San Francisco living room.
    — Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of visionary
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