devotee

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

devotees

1.
An ardent enthusiast or admirer.
He was a devotee of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
a devotee of classical music
Đồng nghĩa: addict, buff, aficionado, amateur, enthusiast, devotee, fancier, fan, fiend, freak, junkie, maniac, votary, zealot
2.
(religion) A believer in a particular religion or god.
devotees of Krishna
devotees thronged the temple
3.
(slang)A person (almost exclusively a man) with a sexual attraction for people with physical disabilities, especially amputees.

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Đồng nghĩa

addict buff aficionado amateurenthusiastfancierfan fiend freak junkie maniac votary zealot

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Nguồn gốc từ

From devote + -ee. The narrowed meaning in sexual arises from the sound similarity with amputee.