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admirerad‧mir‧er /ədˈmaɪərə $ -ˈmaɪrər/ ●○○ noun [countable] - A crowd of admirers had gathered outside Dunham's door.
- Margaret had never met a man like this, even among her admirers in the Hamptons.
- I was an ardent admirer and supporter of MacBrayne's buses: they opened up the north-west for me.
- Ironically James is a great admirer.
- It was deemed too heavy, but its styling had many admirers.
- My sister Mahaud, at the last count, had more admirers than there are Elks.
- That makes this new release an exceptionally attractive one, and essential listening for this much-loved violinist's admirers.
- The news shocked his thousands of admirers.
- There are admirers of rugged grandeur who are content merely to survey the scene from easy points of vantage.
- This is an essential purchase for any admirer of Barbirolli.
to admire someone► admire to have a very good opinion of someone, either because they have achieved something special or because they have skills or qualities that you would like to have: · Corbin is a superb musician. I really admire him.· I admire the way Sarah has brought up the children on her own.· What I admire most about Lee is his patience.admire somebody for something: · People admired her for her beauty and intelligence.· Rollins is most admired for her poetry, but she also writes fiction.be greatly/much admired: · Morrow's new production of 'The Nutcracker' has been greatly admired. ► respect to have a good opinion of someone, even if you do not agree with them or want to be like them, because they have high standards and good personal qualities: · He's a very strict teacher, but the students respect him.· Logan, a long-serving Congressman, was both feared and respected by his political opponents.respect somebody for something: · She always told me exactly what she thought, and I respected her for that. ► look up to to respect and admire someone who is older than you or who has authority over you: · I've always looked up to my older brother, Jerry.· The children need someone they can look up to. ► highly regarded/respected if someone is highly regarded or respected, they are admired very much because they are very good at what they do: · a highly respected surgeonhighly regarded/respected by: · Dr. Franklin was highly regarded by his colleagues at Syracuse University. ► think highly of to admire someone very much, especially because they do their job very well and always work hard: · Most of the students and staff think very highly of Dr. Smith.be highly thought of: · Sally is an excellent administrator. She is highly thought of here. ► have a high opinion of also hold somebody in high regard/esteem formal to admire a person or their abilities very much, especially because they have special skills or very high standards in their work: · Film critics continue to hold Bergman in high esteem.have a high opinion of somebody as something: · Croft had a high opinion of Marx as a political thinker. ► be an admirer of to admire someone and the work that they do, especially a leader, writer, artist etc: · I've always been an admirer of Potter's work, and was very sad to hear of her death.be a great/real admirer of somebody: · My tutor was a great admirer of Shakespeare, and often quoted him. ► secret admirer a secret admirer ► be a big fan/admirer of somebody/something► a circle of admirers (=a group of people who admire someone)· When she was young, Sophie had a large circle of male admirers. ► fervent admirer/believer etc a fervent supporter of human rights ► a great talker/reader/admirer etc Anthony’s a great talker – sometimes you just can’t get a word in. ► secret admirer Did you know you had a secret admirer (=someone who is secretly in love with you)? ADJECTIVE► great· Ever since then I've been a great admirer of his work.· Ironically James is a great admirer.· He was also a great admirer of the weapon: The M60 was a real workhorse.· Ron said he spoke for Don when he told Luke that he was a great admirer of his material.· I was a great admirer of his conducting.· He was her great admirer, those mornings, and she knew it. ► secret· Who was her secret admirer or friend?· While Lisa initially considers her not-too-secret admirer a little strange, she quickly falls under his spell.· Item - Lady Eleanor was preparing to leave the priory and go to her secret admirer, but who was he?· Since Lisa has no family and virtually no friends, she becomes obsessed with tracking down her secret admirer. adjectiveadmirableadmiredadmiringnounadmirationadmireradverbadmirablyadmiringlyverbadmire 1 literary someone who likes a person and thinks that they are attractive: a beautiful woman with many admirers a secret admirer2someone who respects a famous person, especially because they like their work SYN fan: a crowd of fervent admirersadmirer of ‘I’m a great admirer of yours,’ she managed to stammer. |