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secret admirer

secret admirer noun: 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.

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.
    • I received a Valentine's card from my secret admirer.

Forms of secret admirer

pluralsecret admirers

Questions about secret admirer

What does secret admirer mean?
Secret admirer means 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.
What part of speech is secret admirer?
Secret admirer is a noun.
What is the plural of secret admirer?
The plural of secret admirer is secret admirers.

Words near secret admirer in the dictionary

  1. secrecy jurisdictions
  2. Secrest
  3. Secrests
  4. secresy
  5. secret
  6. secret admirer
  7. secret admirers
  8. secret agent
  9. secret agentry
  10. secret agents
  11. secret ballot

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