lionizers
Those who fawn
Lionizers are people who treat someone as a celebrity or object of great interest.
The word comes from lion in the sense of a notable person worth seeing—London society once used "lion" for famous visitors displayed at parties.
To lionize is to fawn over or celebrate someone, so lionizers are those doing the fawning: The author tired of the lionizers who mobbed her at every reading.
People who appreciate someone
- flatterersThose offering insincere praise
- sycophantsServile self-seeking flatterers
- fawnersServile praise-givers
- toadiesServile flatterers seeking favor
idolizers · glorifiers · exalters · adulators · praisers · bootlickers · yes-men · apple-polishers
Contest winners, top performers
- advocatesThose who support causes
- boostersThings that increase power
- promotersThose who advance causes
- publicistsImage management professionals
trumpeters · heralds · endorsers · cheerleaders · backers · supporters · sponsors · propagandists
Ardent admirers or coolers
- stansObsessive celebrity followers
- followersPeople who support someone
- superfansExtremely devoted admirers
- worshippersThose who revere religiously
obsessives · fanatics · zealots · disciples · diehards · megafans · stargazers · paparazzi
admirers
People who appreciate someone
- flatterersThose offering insincere praise
- sycophantsServile self-seeking flatterers
- fawnersServile praise-givers
toadies · idolizers · glorifiers · exalters · adulators · praisers · bootlickers · yes-men · apple-polishers · gushers
champions
Contest winners, top performers
- advocatesThose who support causes
- boostersThings that increase power
- promotersThose who advance causes
publicists · trumpeters · heralds · endorsers · cheerleaders · backers · supporters · sponsors · propagandists · campaigners
fans
Ardent admirers or coolers
- stansObsessive celebrity followers
- followersPeople who support someone
- superfansExtremely devoted admirers
worshippers · obsessives · fanatics · zealots · disciples · diehards · megafans · stargazers · paparazzi
lionizerscritics
Those who evaluate work
detractors · denigrators · vilifiers · disparagers · defamers