- a person ardently enthusiastic about or devoted to something, such as a sport or pastime
- a zealous follower of a religion
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
dev•o•tee /ˌdɛvəˈti, -ˈteɪ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- one who is enthusiastic about something;
a fan:gun devotees and their lobbies.
dev•o•tee
(dev′ə tē′, -tā′),USA pronunciation n.
- a person who is greatly devoted to something.
- a person who is extremely devoted to a religion;
a follower. - an enthusiastic follower or fan:He's a devotee of jazz.
- devote + -ee 1635–45
- 1. 3. . See fanatic.
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devotee /ˌdɛvəˈtiː/ n
'devotee' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aficionado
- buff
- fan
- folkie
- medievalist
- militarist
- partisan
- philosopher
- sybarite
- addict
- adherent
- aficionada
- amateur
- cat
- CBer
- culturist
- enthusiast
- fanatic
- folknik
- head
- hound
- idolater
- junkie
- lover
- man
- nut
- punker
- toxophilite
- viewer
- votary