idolaterEnglishOxford New American Dictionaryidolater /īˈdälədər, aɪˈdɑlədər / ▸ noun a person who worships an idol or idols. – ORIGIN late Middle English : from Old French idolatre, based on Greek eidōlolatrēs, from eidōlon (see idol) + -latrēs ‘worshipper’.