Honorers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Individuals recognized for their achievements or contributions who also participate in the act of acknowledging the accomplishments of others
2. Those who confer respect or accolades upon others while being deserving of similar recognition themselves
3. Persons who publicly acknowledge the achievements or qualities of others with respect

Etymology: The plural "honorers" is simply the regular plural of "honorer," a noun formed by adding the suffix "-er" to "honor." That suffix has a long pedigree: it descends from the Latin "-ārius," which marked a person connected with something, and passed into English through Old French "-ier," then Middle English "-er." The same ending turns "baker" from "bake" and "teacher" from "teach," so the word is simply "one who honors." The base word has a more tangled ancestry. "Honor" entered English through Old French from Latin "honor," and it is a fine example of a Latin word whose spelling was reshaped by French, though "honour" with its extra "u" kept the British form alive in parallel with the American spelling. The noun "honorer" itself is a plain English formation, built on "honor" in the same way as "dinner" or "reader" are built on their bases.

Synonyms: celebrators, commemorators, acknowledgers

Antonyms: disregarders