devotee

devotee
n
1. votary, champion, follower, disciple, satellite, adherent; zealot, partisan, bigot, fanatic; visionary, cultist, sectary; believer, religionist, pietist.
2. enthusiast, fan, aficionado, Inf. buff, Inf. hound, Sl. bug, Sl. nut; addict, Inf. fiend, Sl. junkie, Sl. freak, Sl. head; (all usu. of adolescent girls) (in the 40s) bob-bysoxer, (in the 60s) teenybopper, (in the 70s) groupie.
3. promoter, supporter, Inf. pusher, Inf. booster, Inf. arm-waver; chauvinist, jingoist.

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  • Devotee — Dev o*tee , n. One who is wholly devoted; esp., one given wholly to religion; one who is superstitiously given to religious duties and ceremonies; a bigot. [1913 Webster] While Father Le Blanc was very devout he was not a devotee. A. S. Hardy.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • devotee — [dev΄ə tē′, dev΄ətā′] n. 1. a person strongly devoted to something or someone [a devotee of the ballet] 2. a person extremely devoted to religion; zealot …   English World dictionary

  • devotee — index addict, disciple, partisan, specialist Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • devotee — 1640s, from DEVOTE (Cf. devote), with a French suffix, perhaps on model of assignee. Earlier in this sense was devote (1620s) …   Etymology dictionary

  • devotee — votary, *addict, habitué Analogous words: *enthusiast, zealot, fanatic …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • devotee — [n] ardent supporter; fan addict, adherent, admirer, aficionado, amateur, believer, booster, buff, disciple, enthusiast, fanatic, fancier, fiend, follower, groupie, habitué, junkie, lover, rooter, supporter, votarient, votary; concept 423 Ant.… …   New thesaurus

  • devotee — ► NOUN 1) a person who is very enthusiastic about someone or something. 2) a follower of a particular religion or god …   English terms dictionary

  • devotee — n. a devotee of (a devotee of the theater) * * * [ˌdevə tiː] a devotee of (a devotee of the theater) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • devotee — dev|o|tee [ˌdevəˈti:] n 1.) someone who enjoys or admires someone or something very much devotee of ▪ a devotee of 1930s films 2.) a very religious person ▪ a Sikh devotee …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • devotee — [[t]de̱vəti͟ː[/t]] devotees 1) N COUNT: with supp, oft N of n Someone who is a devotee of a subject or activity is very enthusiastic about it. Mr Carpenter is obviously a devotee of Britten s music. Syn: fan 2) N COUNT A devotee is a member of a… …   English dictionary

  • devotee — UK [ˌdevəʊˈtiː] / US [ˌdevəˈtɪ] / US [ˌdevoʊˈtɪ] noun [countable] Word forms devotee : singular devotee plural devotees 1) someone who is very enthusiastic about something a devotee of science fiction 2) someone who follows a particular religion… …   English dictionary

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