Definition of ADHERENT

adherent

Plural: adherents

Noun

  • Someone who supports a particular party, person, or set of ideas.
  • someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
  • A person who has membership in some group, association or religion.

Adjective Satellite

  • sticking fast

Adj

  • Adhesive, sticking to something.
  • Having the quality of clinging or sticking fast to something.
  • Attaching or pressing against a different organ.
  • Showing adherence to a treatment.

Examples

  • He was a firm adherent of the strategy of playing defensively.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English adherent, from Old French adherent, from Latin adhaerēns, present participle of adhaereō (“to stick to, cling”).

Synonyms

disciple, adhering

Scrabble Score: 12

adherent: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
adherent: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
adherent: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

adherent: valid Words With Friends Word