English Explanatory Dictionary

influencer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who or a thing which influences.
  2. A person who is able to influence consumption, lifestyle, or political preferences of their online audience by creating or engaging social media content, often as a part of a marketing campaign.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪnflu.ənsə(ɹ)/ /-ˌɛnsə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-influencer.wav

Word forms

influencer influencers

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Medieval Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Medieval Latin fluō Medieval Latin īnfluōder. Medieval Latin īnfluēns Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Medieval Latin -ius Medieval Latin -ia Medieval Latin īnfluentiabor. Old French influenceder. Middle English influence English influence Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English influencer From influence + -er.

Synonyms

thought leader trendsetter

Antonyms

deinfluencer

Derived words

bizfluencer cringefluencer dogfluencer fatfluencer gymfluencer influencer marketing LinkedInfluencer macroinfluencer meatfluencer newsfluencer petfluencer
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