influencer

«influencer» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who is paid by companies or popular on social… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an influencer, influencers)

meaning for a pupil

1) An influencer is a person who is paid by companies or popular on social media to make people want to buy or do things. tree →

2) An influencer can be any person who changes what others think or do. tree →

sense in the lessons

In media and online safety lessons pupils learn that influencers are often paid to show products, so their posts are adverts. In everyday talk, children may follow gaming or fashion influencers. Phrases: social media influencer, sponsored post, #ad.

examples

• The influencer posted a video about new trainers. tree →
• Some influencers are paid to say they like a product. tree →
• Look for "ad" on an influencer's post. tree →
• She wants to be a gaming influencer. tree →
• An influencer with a million followers can sell lots of toys. tree →
• Don't believe everything an influencer says. tree →
• My big sister copies a make-up influencer. tree →
• Good teachers can be strong influencers too. tree →

note

Starts with a vowel: "an influencer". Verb: influence. Safety trap: an influencer's post can look like a friend's opinion but be a paid advert. Followers are often counted in thousands (k) or millions (m).

In the corpora

• Influencers must say when a post is a paid advert; asking "is someone paid to say this?" protects you.
• Makeover shows and influencers' "perfect" routines are often selling products; nobody needs a makeover to be worth something.
• Influencers are often paid to praise products; look for #ad, «sponsored» or «paid partnership».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «influencer» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.