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noun
A person filled with or guided by enthusiasm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: aficionado, amateur, freak, power user, prosumer
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A person exhibiting over-zealous religious fervour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: partisan, partizan
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friend
Narrower terms: addict, nut, freak, junkie, junky, backslapper, balletomane, fanatic, fiend, gadgeteer, shutterbug, sports fan, fan, rooter
noun
a person having a strong liking for something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: fancier
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: admirer, adorer
Narrower terms: animal fancier, bird fancier, maniac, technophile
History
From Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιαστής (enthousiastḗs, “an enthusiast, a zealot”), from ἐνθουσιάζειν (enthousiázein, “(intransitive) be inspired or possessed by a god, be rapt, be in ecstasy, (transitive) inspire”): see enthusiasm.
Across languages
55 source translations are retained for this English entry.
