hero-worshipper

A young hero-worshipper looks up at a statue of a historical figure.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Admirer of a hero: A "hero-worshipper" is a person who has an intense and often uncritical admiration for a particular hero, celebrity, or idol, treating them with excessive adoration.

Usage Examples

• (A person who admires the singer excessively.)
• (A person who idolizes his brother.)
• (People who admire celebrities without critical thought.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be a hero-worshipper of someone": to admire someone with extreme devotion.

  • He was a hero-worshipper of the astronaut, reading every biography and watching every interview. (He admired the astronaut intensely.)

• "hero-worshipper mentality": a mindset characterized by uncritical adoration.

  • The hero-worshipper mentality can lead to disappointment when the idol fails to meet expectations. (The mindset of excessive admiration.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hero-worship (noun): the act or practice of admiring someone as a hero with excessive devotion.

  • His hero-worship of the movie star was evident in his room full of posters. (The act of admiring excessively.)

• Hero-worship (verb): to admire someone with intense devotion.

  • She hero-worships her father, believing he can do no wrong. (To admire excessively.)

• Hero-worshipping (adjective): relating to or characteristic of a hero-worshipper.

  • The hero-worshipping fan base cheered loudly at the slightest gesture. (Characteristic of excessive admiration.)

Synonyms

• Admirer: a person who regards someone with warm approval or devotion.
• Devotee: a person who is very enthusiastic about someone or something.
• Idolizer: a person who adores or loves someone excessively.

Related Idioms

• Worship the ground someone walks on: to admire someone so much that you treat them as perfect.

  • He worships the ground his teacher walks on; he is a true hero-worshipper. (He admires his teacher excessively.)

• Put someone on a pedestal: to admire someone so much that you ignore their faults.

  • She puts her older sister on a pedestal, acting like a hero-worshipper. (She admires her sister without criticism.)