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believer

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be·liev·er /bəˈliːvə $ -ər/ ●○○ noun [countable]  1 be a (great/firm) believer in something APPROVEto believe strongly that something is good and effective 坚信某事,深信某事 I’m a great believer in regular exercise. 我深信经常锻炼有好处。2. RRBELIEVEsomeone who believes in a particular god, religion, or system of beliefs 信徒 OPP unbeliever
Examples from the Corpus
believerThe movie is less than a miracle, but it made a believer out of me.The men behind the plan, he said, were respected Agency veterans, deep believers in a free Havana.Conley is a devout believer in specialty niches.Efficient-market believers could strike it rich if they could persuade people to give up.Naturally this had immediate consequences for the destitute fed by the church chest that rich believers funded.She was a strong believer in women's participation in public affairs.
be·liev·er nounChineseSyllable
that Corpus believe good and to something is effective strongly


believer
believer /bəˈliːvə, bɪˈliːvə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
 Word Family: noun: belief, disbelief, believer; adjective: believableunbelievable, disbelieving; verb: believedisbelieve; adverb: unbelievably
1. be a (great/firm) believer in something to believe strongly that something is good and effective:
    I’m a great believer in regular exercise.
2. someone who believes in a particular god, religion, or system of beliefs
   OPP  unbeliever


be·lieverBrE /bɪˈliːvə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /bɪˈliːvər/ 🔊 nouna person who believes in the existence or truth of sth, especially sb who believes in a god or religious faith 信徒 OPP unbeliever be a (great/firm) believer in sthto believe strongly that sth is good, important or valuable 坚信(或极力推崇)某事物的人