Definition of idolater

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i·dol·a·ter or i·dol·a·tor    (-dl-tr) KEY 

NOUN:

1. One who worships idols.
2. One who blindly or excessively admires or adores another.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English idolatre, from Old French, from Latin dlolatrs, from Greek eidlolatrs : eidlon, idol ; see idol + -latrs, worshiper