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glory hunter

glory hunter noun: a fan of a sports club who supports the club only due to its current success or popularity.

Noun

glory hunter (plural glory hunters)

  1. A fan of a sports club who supports the club only due to its current success or popularity.
    • I heard he started supporting Man City right around 2019! What a glory hunter!
    • He really only likes the club because they've won the past few years. He's just a glory hunter and has no interest in the club's history at all.

Synonyms of glory hunter

Forms of glory hunter

pluralglory hunters
alternative formglory-hunter
alternative formgloryhunter

Origin of glory hunter

Compound of glory + hunter.

Questions about glory hunter

What does glory hunter mean?
Glory hunter means a fan of a sports club who supports the club only due to its current success or popularity.
What part of speech is glory hunter?
Glory hunter is a noun.
What is the plural of glory hunter?
The plural of glory hunter is glory hunters.

Words near glory hunter in the dictionary

  1. glory days
  2. glory hole
  3. glory holed
  4. glory holes
  5. glory holing
  6. glory hunter
  7. glory hunters
  8. glory lilies
  9. glory lily
  10. glory pea
  11. glory peas

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