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adherent

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ədˈhɪərənt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ædˈhɪrənt, -ˈhɛr-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ad hēr′ənt, -her′-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ad•her•ent /ædˈhɪrənt, -ˈhɛr-/USA pronunciation   n. 
    [countable]
  1. one who stays attached to a belief, party, etc.:a strong adherent of justice.

adj. 
  1. adhesive.
See -here-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ad•her•ent  (ad hēr′ənt, -her′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who follows or upholds a leader, cause, etc.;
    supporter;
    follower.

adj. 
  1. sticking;
    clinging;
    adhering:an adherent substance.
  2. bound by contract or other formal agreement:the nations adherent to the Geneva Convention.
  3. Biologyadnate.
  4. Grammarstanding before and modifying a noun;
    attributive.
  • Medieval Latin adhērent- for Latin adhaerent- (stem of adhaerēns, present participle of adhaerēre). See adhere, -ent
  • Middle English 1350–1400
ad•her′ent•ly, adv. 
    1. disciple, devotee, fan. See follower. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
adherent /ədˈhɪərənt/ n
  1. (usually followed by of) a supporter or follower
 adj
  1. sticking, holding fast, or attached
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