Influencer

Quick meaning: Influencer is a noun meaning A person who or a thing which influences. [from 17th c.].

Meaning

A person who or a thing which influences. [from 17th c.].

More Meanings

1. (social media, marketing) 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.

Example Sentences

Over the past year, mansions full of young influencers have proliferated across the United States (in Los Angeles, Dallas and Las Vegas) and around the world (France, the U.K., Mexico, Spain and Russia).

Acutis, the London-born Italian who on Sunday will become the Catholic church’s first millennial saint, built websites to spread Catholic teaching, earning him the nickname “God’s Influencer” after his death, aged 15, from leukaemia.

The idea of an influencer economy or streaming economy might have caused eyes to roll just a couple years ago, but the reality is that this segment of the economy is growing fast. More importantly, it is the part of the economy (and type of engagement) that is most appealing to the increasingly important millennial and Gen-Z cohorts.

The idea of an alleged Epstein "list" was turbocharged by Trump's own inner circle, most notably by Bondi herself. In a February interview with Fox News, she claimed, "The list of Jeffrey Epstein's clients is sitting on my desk." Her remark, quickly amplified by right-wing influencers, fueled weeks of speculation online and in MAGA circles.

Word Forms

• influencers

Synonyms for influencer

Depending on context, synonyms include trendsetter.

Antonyms for influencer

Common opposites include deinfluencer.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include finfluencer, impacter, opinionmaker, opinion-maker, infector, inspirator.

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