believer



true believer

One who passionately supports a cause or concept. My sister is a true believer in social equality, so she is out at the protest today.
See also: believer, true

make a believer (out) of someone

to convince someone decisively about something. The game they played made a believer out of me; from now on, I'm betting on them. It was an interesting discussion, but it did not make a believer out of me.
See also: believer, make, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Kristianekris-tee-AH-nəGerman
Umukoro-Western African, Urhobo
TarquinTAHR-kwin (English)History
Zikmund-Czech
Dragana-Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Hrothgar-Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)