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Meaning of secret admirer in English

secret admirer
noun [ C ]
  humorous
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/ˌsiː.krət ədˈmaɪr.ɚ/ uk
/ˌsiː.krət ədˈmaɪə.rər/
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a person who likes another person but does not say so:
Who sent you those flowers - do you have a secret admirer?
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(Definition of secret admirer from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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My secret admirer turned out to be my long distance provider, which has gotten pretty clever about getting me to open their mail.
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The account tweeted knowing jokes about teachers, for example, or gave some students a self-esteem boost when a secret admirer relayed words of affection.
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in Chinese (Traditional)
暗戀者…
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暗恋者…
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