secret admirer

English

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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.

Translations

romantic admirer

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 暗戀者／暗恋者 (ànliànzhě)

• Czech: tajný ctitel m
• Finnish: salainen ihailija
• French: admirateur secret m
• Georgian: იდუმალი თაყვანისმცემელი (idumali taq̇vanismcemeli)
• German: heimlicher Verehrer m, heimliche Verehrerin f
• Hungarian: titkos hódoló
• Polish: tajny wielbiciel m
• Russian: та́йный покло́нник m (tájnyj poklónnik), та́йный воздыха́тель m (tájnyj vozdyxátelʹ)

Further reading

• “secret admirer”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “secret admirer”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.