ROOTERS Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

rooters

noun

plural of rooter

as in fans

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Noun

The Bay Area’s soccer capital drew 14,000 fans to San Pedro Square for the July 19 final matchup.

— Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 25 July 2026
Thorns forward Morgan Weaver made her first appearance since November 2024, drawing a standing ovation from the 21,743 fans at Portland's Providence Park.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026

Definition of fans

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The Jewish Institute for National Security of America, one of the most vocal boosters of the war at its outset, was scathing in its assessment of the first point.

— Ron Kampeas, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026
SpaceX previously recovered and re-flew Super Heavy boosters two times with the Starship Version 2 design, but not with Version 3.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2026

Definition of boosters

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The Northernmost Tree For now, most commercial breadfruit groves are still setting root, leaving the growing to the same type of people who once introduced it to the region — the plant fanatics.

— Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Democrats, whose brand is viewed as too left-wing in five out of six Senate-battleground states, should be similarly wary of fanatics trying to infiltrate their ranks.

— James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026

Definition of fanatics

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The structure also supports the kind of smooth, repeatable opening and closing action that many EDC enthusiasts value, whether the knife is being used for a quick package opening or carried as a tactile mechanical object throughout the day.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 July 2026
For iced tea enthusiasts, the Tea Over Ice collection is designed to brew hot and then flash-chill over ice in the elegant Tea Over Ice Pitcher, perfect for enjoying yourself or serving to your guests at summer gatherings.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026

Definition of enthusiasts

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Local breeders, known as fanciers, would release their birds far from home and measure the time and distance covered to return.

— Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Famous people were frequently asked to be judges, to lend cachet to the events—novelists Émile Zola and Pierre Loti were two of them (both writers were cat-fanciers, so were well qualified to be judges).

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025

Definition of fanciers

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