Meaning & use
Whovian
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Meaning
nouncountableinformal
A fan of the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who.
Grammar: Countable: one Whovian, two Whovians; often used with 'be' or 'become'.
Patterns
- be a Whovian
- become a Whovian
- a Whovian since [time]
My cousin is a huge Whovian and owns every season on DVD.
Whovians lined up for hours to meet the actor who played the Doctor.
She became a Whovian after watching just one episode.
Word forms
| plural | Whovians |
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Common combinations
- a huge Whovian
- He's a huge Whovian and can name every episode.
- a Whovian since childhood
- I've been a Whovian since childhood.
- Whovians around the world
- Whovians around the world celebrate the show's anniversary.
Synonyms and how they differ
Commonly confused: Whovian or Whoville?
Whovian vs Whoville
Whoville is the fictional town in Dr. Seuss's 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas!', not a word for a Doctor Who fan.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'Whovian' correctly?
Choose one answer.
A Whovian is a fan of Doctor Who, so sentence 0 is the only one that matches the meaning and grammar (a person noun). The other options treat it as a place, a verb, or an adjective, which it is not.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “Whovian”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.