"worshipper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: worshippers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English wirshiper, worchyppar, worscheper, worschepour, worschiper, worschippar, worshipore; equivalent to worship + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wirshiper}} Middle English wirshiper, {{suffix|en|worship|er}} worship + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} worshipper (plural worshippers)
  1. A person who worships, especially at a place of assembly for religious services. Categories (topical): People, Religion Synonyms: worshiper [US] Derived forms: fire-worshipper, sun worshipper, worship Translations (person who worships): عَابِد (ʕābid) [masculine] (Arabic), богомолец (bogomolec) [masculine] (Bulgarian), پەرست (persit) (Central Kurdish), adoranto (Esperanto), palvoja (Finnish), jumalanpalvelukseen osallistuva (english: participant in a Christian ceremony) (Finnish), kirkkokansa [collective] (Finnish), fidèle (note: in established religion) [feminine, masculine] (French), adorateur (note: in nonestablished religion) [masculine] (French), adoratrice [feminine] (French), Anbeter [masculine] (German), Anbeterin [feminine] (German), λάτρης (látris) [masculine] (Greek), λάτρισσα (látrissa) [feminine] (Greek), imádó (Hungarian), adhraitheoir [masculine] (Irish), adoratore [masculine] (Italian), veneratore [masculine] (Italian), devoto [masculine] (Italian), fedele [feminine, masculine] (Italian), cultor [figuratively, masculine] (Latin), cultrīx [feminine] (Latin), sacricola [masculine] (Latin), adorator [masculine] (Latin), adoratrix [feminine] (Latin), kaikoropiko (Maori), Aunbäda [masculine] (Plautdietsch), czciciel [masculine] (Polish), wyznawca [masculine] (Polish), adorador [masculine] (Portuguese), почита́тель (počitátelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), почита́тельница (počitátelʹnica) [feminine] (Russian), покло́нник (poklónnik) [masculine] (Russian), покло́нница (poklónnica) [feminine] (Russian), adorador [masculine] (Spanish), devoto [masculine] (Spanish), fiel [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), покло́нник (poklónnyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), покло́нниця (poklónnycja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), عابد (ābid) (Urdu), پرستار (parastār) (Urdu), leplekan [feminine, masculine] (Volapük), hileplekan [masculine] (Volapük), jileplekan [feminine] (Volapük), addolwr [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-worshipper-en-noun-M9Wm9tpz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er

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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "почита́тель"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "počitátelʹnica",
      "sense": "person who worships",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "почита́тельница"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poklónnik",
      "sense": "person who worships",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "покло́нник"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poklónnica",
      "sense": "person who worships",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "покло́нница"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who worships",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "adorador"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who worships",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "devoto"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who worships",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fiel"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "poklónnyk",
      "sense": "person who worships",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "покло́нник"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "poklónnycja",
      "sense": "person who worships",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "покло́нниця"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "ābid",
      "sense": "person who worships",
      "word": "عابد"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "parastār",
      "sense": "person who worships",
      "word": "پرستار"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "person who worships",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "leplekan"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "person who worships",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hileplekan"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "person who worships",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jileplekan"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "person who worships",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "addolwr"
    }
  ],
  "word": "worshipper"
}

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