# 1Der
## English
### Alternative forms

* 1D-er

### Etymology

From 1D +‎ -er.

### Noun

1Der (plural 1Ders)
* Abbreviation of One Directioner.
** A member of the English-Irish pop boy band One Direction.
*** 2017 March 21, Abby Sandel, “These Celebrity Baby Names Might Be Everywhere Soon”, in HuffPost‎, archived from the original on 9 February 2019:Louis Tomlinson became the first 1Der dad when he and Briana Jungwirth welcomed son Freddie Reign.
*** 2017 April 7, Dee Lockett, “Harry Styles’s Song ‘Sign of the Times’ Is Exactly What a Solo Debut Should Be”, in Vulture‎, archived from the original on 10 July 2023:With Zayn and all the other 1Ders before Harry — Styles is the second-to-last member to release a solo song — there’s been little sense of them exceeding their career peak.
*** 2017 December 18, “The Jingle Ball: The stars—including Demi, Ed, Kesha, a pair of One Directioners … and Taylor—share the love at the annual bash”, in Who‎:Payne was also quoted as saying earlier in the night of his fellow 1Ders, “I’m super proud of them all for doing their own thing and doing it in their own way.”
*** 2019 July 17, Douglas Greenwood, “here are our fave actor picks to play eric in ‘the little mermaid’”, in i-D‎, archived from the original on 29 May 2023:Harry Styles / The former 1Der made quite a splash with his rockstar reinvention, transforming him from a handsome young man with a predominantly teen fanbase into a bonafide sex symbol that everybody and their mum now goes weak at the knees for.
*** 2021, Danny White, “Riches”, in Harry: The Unauthorized Biography, Michael O’Mara Books, →ISBN:As for our Harry, the success of his solo career was felt as he beat his former bandmates Niall, Louis, Liam and Zayn, who took fifth, seventh, eighth and tenth place, respectively. Niall Horan was the second richest member of One Direction and fifth on the overall list, with a fortune standing at £49 million. Next among the 1Ders came Louis Tomlinson, with a £44-million total worth.
** A fan of the English-Irish pop boy band One Direction.
*** 2014 October 6, Georgette Eva, “Did He Really Get Married in Secret?”, in Bustle‎, archived from the original on 8 October 2014:Hearts stopped this morning as we all saw the #zaynandperriearemarried on Twitter, and confused fans started adding to it with their crying emojis and tweets of “Why? Why Zayn?! Why?” We need to get better at handling this, 1Ders.
*** 2015, Mamrie Hart, “Quickshots: Terrible Comments”, in You Deserve a Drink Deluxe: Boozy Misadventures and Tales of Debauchery, Plume, →ISBN:Please note that I left out their actual usernames so as to protect their identities. Please also note that more than one had a One Direction reference in their names. Them 1Ders are intense!
*** 2015 April 17, “Simon Cowell -- Zayn Who??? One Direction's Better Than Ever”, in TMZ‎, archived from the original on 17 April 2015:More importantly to 1Ders everywhere ... Cowell leaked a few details about the upcoming album -- and applauds Harry Styles and the other 3 (sorry, guys) ... for not missing a beat right after Zayn bailed.
*** 2015 October 6, Lynsey Eidell, “One Direction Clears Up Why Liam Payne Shoved Louis Tomlinson Onstage”, in Glamour‎:Payne explained that the push-and-shove was nothing but "friendly banter" between him and his bandmate. (So no need to freak out, 1Ders.)
*** 2016 June 24, “Harry Styles Has Signed A Solo Record Deal, Pls Pray For The Fragile 1Ders”, in Pedestrian‎, archived from the original on 8 August 2018:Nah, we don’t really know if the band’s dead, but 1Ders are no doubt losing their minds after the news breaking that Harry Styles has signed a solo contract.
*** 2018 March 19, Kelli Boyle, “One Direction Fans Are Tweeting Support For Fifth Harmony Fans & It's So, So Sweet”, in Elite Daily‎, archived from the original on 20 April 2021:While the statement hints the girls could one day get back together, fans don't think it's likely, seeing as One Direction implied the same exact thing when they went on their "hiatus" in March of 2016. Fast forward two years, and they're still not back together. Now, 1Ders are showing support for Harmonizers after the group's announcement, and the tweets about One Direction and Fifth Harmony show not only the parallels between the groups' respective breakups, but also how the fans are coming together to support each other following Monday's announcement.