What does admirer mean?
Word: Admirer
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Admirer means a person who likes and respects someone or something very much.
How do you spell admirer?
Syllables: ad - mir - er
Tricky part: The ending is er, as in most words for a person who does something. Writing or, as in actor, is the usual slip.
Watch out for: admiror, admirar
Memory tip: An admirer cheers like a supporter or a follower, and all three end with the same er.
Admirer in a sentence
Example 1: Tom is a huge admirer of the footballer who scored the winning goal.
Example 2: The young pianist got a kind letter from an admirer in Japan.
Example 3: As a keen admirer of old trains, Grandad visits every railway museum he can.
Fun Fact
Admire comes from a Latin word meaning 'to wonder at', so an admirer was first someone who looked at a thing with wonder.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word: admirer
a) critic
b) stranger
c) fan
d) rival
Show answer
c) fan. A fan, like an admirer, thinks highly of someone and follows what they do.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
admmirer
a) m
b) d
c) r
d) i
Show answer
a) m. One m follows the d.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Zoya is a loyal admirer of the painter and his colourfull landscapes.
a) colourfull
b) admirer
c) loyal
d) landscapes
Show answer
a) colourfull. The ending ful has only one l, so the word is colourful.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) performance
b) audience
c) spectator
d) admerer
Show answer
d) admerer. An i, not an e, follows the m.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which person is an admirer of a writer?
a) someone who has never heard of her
b) someone who sells paper to her
c) someone who reads all her books
d) someone who prints her name wrongly
Show answer
c) someone who reads all her books
2. Amir is an admirer of space science. What is he most likely to do?
a) complain when science class begins
b) pick art books over space books
c) leave the planetarium early
d) read about planets whenever he can
Show answer
d) read about planets whenever he can
