influencer

[in-floo-uhn-ser] / ˈɪn flu ən sər /

NOUN

one who can affect or sway

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bellwether tastemaker

STRONG

authority doyen maven

WEAK

connoisseur consultant expert force guide mentor power specialist

Example Sentences

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Before the Home Office's decision to block Gomez on Monday, the influencer previously said her application to enter the UK had been approved.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

An anti-Islam influencer based in the US has been blocked from entering the UK by the Home Office.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Ultimately, what a given influencer feels and believes about Trump and Iran or some other issue tells us only what they believe, and not necessarily what their followers and audience do.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

Will Brink stop trying to be an influencer long enough to be an inside presence?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

He taught there in Venice, was the master of Jacopo Bellini, and if not the teacher then the influencer of the Vivarinis of Murano.

From A Text-Book of the History of Painting by Van Dyke, John Charles