"secret admirer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: secret admirers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} secret admirer (plural secret admirers)
  1. One who admires another romantically but purposely remains anonymous to the extent that the subject of the admiration is unaware of the admirer's identity. Categories (topical): Love, People, Stock characters Translations (romantic admirer): 暗戀者 (Chinese Mandarin), 暗恋者 (ànliànzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), tajný ctitel [masculine] (Czech), salainen ihailija (Finnish), admirateur secret [masculine] (French), იდუმალი თაყვანისმცემელი (idumali taq̇vanismcemeli) (Georgian), heimlicher Verehrer [masculine] (German), heimliche Verehrerin [feminine] (German), titkos hódoló (Hungarian), tajny wielbiciel [masculine] (Polish), та́йный покло́нник (tájnyj poklónnik) [masculine] (Russian), та́йный воздыха́тель (tájnyj vozdyxátelʹ) [masculine] (Russian)

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