worshipper
Syllables: wor·ship·per/ˈwɜːʃɪpə/US/ˈwɝʃɪpɚ/
worshipper noun: a person who worships, especially at a place of assembly for religious services.
Noun
worshipper (plural worshippers)
- A person who worships, especially at a place of assembly for religious services.
- The temple was filled with worshippers.
- Sadly, the ever-eager Reverend Judith had not been able to conjure up many worshippers, even though it was Father’s Day. There was just one old dear sitting halfway back, her faulty hearing aid letting off a high-pitched whistle.2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN
worshipper meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
worshipper in Hindi
- person who worships
- भक्त bhakt, उपासक upāsak, पुजारी pujārī
worshipper in Tamil
- உபாசகன்
worshipper in Urdu
- person who worships
- عابد ābid, پرستار parastār
worshipper in Bengali
- worshipper, devotee
- আবেদ abed
- worshipper
- উপাসক upaśok
More languagesFewer languages
- worshipper in Telugu
- ఉపాసకుడు upāsakuḍu
- worshipper in Malayalam
- യജ്ഞം yajñaṁ
- worshipper in Punjabi
- ਭਗਤ bhagat
- worshipper in Gujarati
- બંદો bando
- worshipper in Sanskrit
- विधि vidhi, भक्त bhaktá, यज्वन् yájvan, यज्ञ yajñá
- worshipper in Arabic
- عَابِد ʕābid
Examples of worshipper in a sentence
- At this point, the Amidha Buddha probably has more worshippers than the Buddha himself does.
- These worshippers make up the Church of Christ.
- The priest blessed the worshippers with some holy water.
Forms of worshipper
| plural | worshippers |
|---|---|
| alternative US | worshiper |
Origin of worshipper
Inherited from Middle English wirshiper, worchyppar, worscheper, worschepour, worschiper, worschippar, worshipore; equivalent to worship + -er.
Words formed from worshipper
Questions about worshipper
- What does worshipper mean?
- Worshipper means a person who worships, especially at a place of assembly for religious services.
- What is worshipper in Hindi?
- Worshipper in Hindi is भक्त (bhakt), उपासक (upāsak), पुजारी (pujārī). See Worshipper meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is worshipper?
- Worshipper is a noun.
- How do you pronounce worshipper?
- Worshipper is pronounced /ˈwɜːʃɪpə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of worshipper?
- The plural of worshipper is worshippers.
Words near worshipper in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: worshipper (page history and authors); worshipper (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); আবেদ (Bengali) (page history and authors); ఉపాసకుడు (Telugu) (page history and authors); യജ്ഞം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); ਭਗਤ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); બંદો (Gujarati) (page history and authors); भक्त (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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