English [ edit ] Alternative forms [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] From Middle English wirshiper worchyppar worscheper worschepour worschiper worschippar worshipore worship -er
worshipper (plural worshippers
A person who worships , especially at a place of assembly for religious services .
The temple was filled with worshippers .
2017 David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad , London: HarperCollins Children’s Books , →ISBN Sadly, the ever-eager Reverend Judith had not been able to conjure up many worshippers , even though it was Father’s Day. There was just one old dear sitting halfway back, her faulty hearing aid letting off a high-pitched whistle.
Derived terms [ edit ] Translations [ edit ] person who worships
Arabic: عَابِد m ( ʕābid )
Bulgarian: богомолец m ( bogomolec )
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Esperanto: adoranto
Finnish: palvoja (fi) ; jumalanpalvelukseen osallistuva ( participant in a Christian ceremony ) ; kirkkokansa ( collectively )
French: fidèle (fr) m or f ( in established religion ) , adorateur (fr) m ( in nonestablished religion ) , adoratrice (fr) f
German: Anbeter (de) m Anbeterin (de) f
Greek: λάτρης (el) m ( látris ) , λάτρισσα (el) f ( látrissa )
Hungarian: imádó (hu)
Irish: adhraitheoir m
Italian: adoratore (it) m veneratore (it) m devoto (it) m fedele (it) m or f
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: پەرست ( persit )
Latin: cultor m ( figuratively ) , cultrīx f sacricola m adorator m adoratrix f
Maori: kaikoropiko
Plautdietsch: Aunbäda m
Polish: czciciel (pl) m wyznawca (pl) m
Portuguese: adorador (pt) m
Russian: почита́тель (ru) m ( počitátelʹ ) , почита́тельница (ru) f ( počitátelʹnica ) , покло́нник (ru) m ( poklónnik ) , покло́нница (ru) f ( poklónnica )
Spanish: adorador (es) m devoto (es) m fiel (es) m or f
Ukrainian: покло́нник m ( poklónnyk ) , покло́нниця f ( poklónnycja )
Urdu: عابد (ur) ( ābid ) , پرستار ( parastār )
Volapük: ( ♂♀ ) leplekan (vo) , ( ♂ ) hileplekan ( ♀ ) jileplekan
Welsh: addolwr (cy) m