Meanings
nouninspirer (plural inspirers)
plural inspirers
- Someone who inspires.
Iamus, the legendary ancestor of this priestly house, was a son of Apollo, the god of divination, and inspirer of the great oracle at Delphi.
1879, F. D. Morice, Pindar, chapter 8, page 123
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Italic*en
- Proto-Italic*en-
- Latinin-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
- Latinspīrō
- Latinīnspīrō
- Old Frenchespirer
- Old Frenchenspirer
- Middle Englishenspiren
- Englishinspire
- Englishinspirer
Translations
Bulgarian вдъхновител
- вдъхновител (vdăhnovitel)someone who inspires
German Inspirator, Inspiratorin
- Inspiratorsomeone who inspires
- Inspiratorinsomeone who inspires
Greek εμπνευστής
- εμπνευστής (empnefstís)someone who inspires
Hindi प्रेरक
- प्रेरक (prerak)someone who inspires
Latvian inspirators, inspiratore
- inspiratorssomeone who inspires
- inspiratoresomeone who inspires
Russian вдохнови́тель, вдохнови́тельница
- вдохнови́тель (vdoxnovítelʹ)someone who inspires
- вдохнови́тельница (vdoxnovítelʹnica)someone who inspires
Spanish inspirador, inspiradora
- inspiradorsomeone who inspires
- inspiradorasomeone who inspires
Swedish inspiratör
- inspiratörsomeone who inspires
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with inspirer
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APA
inspirer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inspirer
MLA
“inspirer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inspirer. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inspirer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inspirer.
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