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Enthusiast synonyms
ĕn-tho͝o'zē-ăst'
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devotee
One who is ardently devoted to something; an enthusiast or advocate:
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  1. One who is ardently devoted to something; an enthusiast or advocate:
  2. A person strongly devoted to something or someone
  3. A person extremely devoted to religion; zealot
fan
Anything in the shape of a fan, as the tail of a bird
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  1. Anything in the shape of a fan, as the tail of a bird
  2. A person enthusiastic about a specified sport, pastime, or performer; devotee
  3. Something resembling an open fan in shape:
aficionado
A person who is highly knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and supportive of some sport, art, etc.
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  1. A person who is highly knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and supportive of some sport, art, etc.
  2. An enthusiastic admirer or follower; a fan.
fanatic
A person marked or motivated by an extreme, unreasoning enthusiasm, as for a cause.
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  1. A person marked or motivated by an extreme, unreasoning enthusiasm, as for a cause.
  2. A person whose extreme zeal, piety, etc. goes beyond what is reasonable; zealot
zealot
Among the ancient Jews, a member of a radical political and religious sect that openly resisted Roman rule in Palestine
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  1. Among the ancient Jews, a member of a radical political and religious sect that openly resisted Roman rule in Palestine
  2. One who is zealous, especially excessively so.
  3. A person who is zealous, esp. to an extreme degree; fanatic
fancier
One who breeds a plant or an animal for those features held to be desirable.
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  1. One who breeds a plant or an animal for those features held to be desirable.
  2. A person who breeds or grows a particular animal or plant for points of excellence.
  3. A person with a special interest in and knowledge of something, particularly of the breeding of plants or animals
lover
A person who greatly enjoys something or has great affection for something
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  1. A person who greatly enjoys something or has great affection for something
  2. A couple in love with each other or in a sexual relationship with each other
  3. One who is fond of or devoted to something:
collector
A person who makes a collection, as of stamps.
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  1. A person who makes a collection, as of stamps.
  2. A person who collects stamps, books, etc. as a hobby
  3. A person whose work is collecting taxes, overdue bills, etc.
practitioner
A person who practices a particular profession, art, etc.
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  1. A person who practices a particular profession, art, etc.
  2. One who practices something, especially an occupation, profession, or technique.
  3. A person who practices a profession or art, especially law or medicine.
follower
One who has a strong interest or pays close attention to something:
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  1. One who has a strong interest or pays close attention to something:
  2. One that follows, especially:
  3. A person who follows another's beliefs or teachings; disciple
supporter
Something that supports a structure such as a building.
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  1. Something that supports a structure such as a building.
  2. A person who supports; advocate; adherent; partisan
  3. (Sports) Someone who is a fan of a certain team or sportsperson.
believer
A person who believes; especially regarding religion.
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  1. A person who believes; especially regarding religion.
votary
A person bound by a vow or promise, esp. one bound to religious vows, as a monk or nun
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  1. A person bound by a vow or promise, esp. one bound to religious vows, as a monk or nun
  2. A person bound by vows to live a life of religious worship or service.
  3. A person who is fervently devoted, as to a leader or ideal; a faithful follower.
worshiper
Alternative spelling of worshipper.
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  1. Alternative spelling of worshipper.
partisan
A member of an organized body of fighters who attack or harass an enemy, especially within occupied territory; a guerrilla.
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  1. A member of an organized body of fighters who attack or harass an enemy, especially within occupied territory; a guerrilla.
  2. A person who takes the part of or strongly supports one side, party, or person; often, specif., an unreasoning, emotional adherent
  3. A fervent, sometimes militant supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea.
maniac
A psychotic or otherwise mentally ill person who exhibits violent or bizarre behavior. Not used in psychiatric diagnosis.
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  1. A psychotic or otherwise mentally ill person who exhibits violent or bizarre behavior. Not used in psychiatric diagnosis.
  2. A person who acts in a wildly irresponsible way:
  3. A person who has an excessive enthusiasm or desire for something:
addict
A person who has an addiction, as to narcotics or gambling.
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  1. A person who has an addiction, as to narcotics or gambling.
  2. A person physically or psychologically dependent on some habit, esp. on the use of a narcotic drug
  3. A devoted adherent; a fan:
monomaniac
A person who is obsessed with a single thing, to the exclusion of other concerns.
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  1. A person who is obsessed with a single thing, to the exclusion of other concerns.
energumen
A fanatic; enthusiast
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  1. A fanatic; enthusiast
  2. A person supposedly possessed by an evil spirit; demoniac
buff
One who is enthusiastic and knowledgeable about a subject:
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  1. One who is enthusiastic and knowledgeable about a subject:
  2. A heavy, soft, brownish-yellow leather made from the skin of the buffalo or from other animal hides
  3. A piece of soft material, such as velvet or leather, often mounted on a block and used for polishing.
nut
(Informal) A difficult endeavor or problem:
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  1. (Informal) A difficult endeavor or problem:
  2. A dry, indehiscent simple fruit consisting of one seed surrounded by a hard and thick pericarp (fruit wall). The seed does not adhere to the pericarp but is connected to it by the funiculus. A nut is similar to an achene but larger. Acorns, beechnuts, chestnuts, and hazelnuts are true nuts. Informally, other edible seeds or dry fruits enclosed in a hard or leathery shell are also called nuts, though they are not true nuts. For instance, an almond kernel is actually the seed of a drupe. Its familiar whitish shell is an endocarp found within the greenish fruit of the almond tree. Peanuts are actually individual seeds from a seed pod called a legume.
  3. A devotee; fan
bug
An insect, spider, or similar organism. Not in scientific use.
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  1. An insect, spider, or similar organism. Not in scientific use.
  2. An insect of any kind, such as a cockroach or a ladybug.
  3. An enthusiast or devotee; a buff:
fiend
An evil spirit; a demon.
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  1. An evil spirit; a demon.
  2. (Informal) One who is particularly adept at something:
  3. A person who is excellent at some activity
crank
An eccentric person, especially one who is unduly zealous.
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  1. An eccentric person, especially one who is unduly zealous.
  2. A handle or arm bent at right angles and connected to a shaft of a machine, used to transmit motion or to change rotary motion into reciprocating motion, or vice versa
  3. (Informal) A person who has odd, stubborn notions about something; eccentric
freak
A thing or occurrence that is markedly unusual or irregular:
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  1. A thing or occurrence that is markedly unusual or irregular:
  2. Any abnormal animal, person, or plant; monstrosity
  3. An eccentric or nonconformist person, especially a member of a counterculture.
junkie
A narcotics addict, especially one using heroin.
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  1. A narcotics addict, especially one using heroin.
  2. A person who is addicted to a specified interest, activity, food, etc.
-aholic (used in combination)
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    hound
    Any of several breeds of hunting dog that find game either by scenting and tracking, as the beagle, bloodhound, and foxhound, or by sighting followed by swift pursuit, as the borzoi, deerhound, and greyhound
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    1. Any of several breeds of hunting dog that find game either by scenting and tracking, as the beagle, bloodhound, and foxhound, or by sighting followed by swift pursuit, as the borzoi, deerhound, and greyhound
    2. Any dog, especially a member of one of the hunting breeds, with drooping ears, a deep-throated bark, and a keen sense of smell
    3. (Slang) A devotee, fan, or collector
    groupie
    An enthusiastic supporter or follower:
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    1. An enthusiastic supporter or follower:
    2. A fan who follows a rock group around on tours.
    3. A young female fan of a rock group; a person who seeks intimacy (most often physical, sometimes emotional) with a famous person, usually a rock band member.
    partisan
    A person who takes the part of or strongly supports one side, party, or person; often, specif., an unreasoning, emotional adherent
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    1. A person who takes the part of or strongly supports one side, party, or person; often, specif., an unreasoning, emotional adherent
    2. A member of an organized body of fighters who attack or harass an enemy, especially within occupied territory; a guerrilla.
    3. Any of a group of guerrilla fighters; esp., a member of an organized civilian force fighting covertly to drive out occupying enemy troops
    champion
    A winner of first place or first prize in a competition
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    1. A winner of first place or first prize in a competition
    2. One that is clearly superior or has the attributes of a winner:
    3. An ardent defender or supporter of a cause or another person:
    booster
    An additional dose of an immunizing agent, such as a vaccine or toxoid, given at a time period of weeks to years after the initial dose to sustain the immune response elicited by the first dose. Tetanus, diphtheria, and measles vaccines are commonly given in booster doses.
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    1. An additional dose of an immunizing agent, such as a vaccine or toxoid, given at a time period of weeks to years after the initial dose to sustain the immune response elicited by the first dose. Tetanus, diphtheria, and measles vaccines are commonly given in booster doses.
    2. Any device that provides added power, thrust, or pressure
    3. A device for increasing power or effectiveness.
    devotee
    A person extremely devoted to religion; zealot
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    1. A person extremely devoted to religion; zealot
    2. One who is ardently devoted to something; an enthusiast or advocate:
    3. A person strongly devoted to something or someone
    fancier
    One who breeds a plant or an animal for those features held to be desirable.
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    1. One who breeds a plant or an animal for those features held to be desirable.
    2. A person who breeds or grows a particular animal or plant for points of excellence.
    3. A person with a special interest in and knowledge of something, particularly of the breeding of plants or animals
    lover
    A person who greatly enjoys something or has great affection for something
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    1. A person who greatly enjoys something or has great affection for something
    2. One who is fond of or devoted to something:
    3. A couple in love with each other or in a sexual relationship with each other
    fan
    Anything in the shape of a fan, as the tail of a bird
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    1. Anything in the shape of a fan, as the tail of a bird
    2. A person enthusiastic about a specified sport, pastime, or performer; devotee
    3. Something resembling an open fan in shape:
    bug
    An insect, spider, or similar organism. Not in scientific use.
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    1. An insect, spider, or similar organism. Not in scientific use.
    2. An insect of any kind, such as a cockroach or a ladybug.
    3. An enthusiast or devotee; a buff:
    devotee
    A person extremely devoted to religion; zealot
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    1. A person extremely devoted to religion; zealot
    2. One who is ardently devoted to something; an enthusiast or advocate:
    3. A person strongly devoted to something or someone
    fanatic
    A person marked or motivated by an extreme, unreasoning enthusiasm, as for a cause.
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    1. A person marked or motivated by an extreme, unreasoning enthusiasm, as for a cause.
    2. A person whose extreme zeal, piety, etc. goes beyond what is reasonable; zealot
    maniac
    A psychotic or otherwise mentally ill person who exhibits violent or bizarre behavior. Not used in psychiatric diagnosis.
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    1. A psychotic or otherwise mentally ill person who exhibits violent or bizarre behavior. Not used in psychiatric diagnosis.
    2. A wildly or violently insane person; madman; lunatic
    3. A person who has an excessive enthusiasm or desire for something:
    zealot
    Among the ancient Jews, a member of a radical political and religious sect that openly resisted Roman rule in Palestine
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    1. Among the ancient Jews, a member of a radical political and religious sect that openly resisted Roman rule in Palestine
    2. A fanatically committed person.
    3. One who is zealous, especially excessively so.
    buff
    One who is enthusiastic and knowledgeable about a subject:
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    1. One who is enthusiastic and knowledgeable about a subject:
    2. A heavy, soft, brownish-yellow leather made from the skin of the buffalo or from other animal hides
    3. A piece of soft material, such as velvet or leather, often mounted on a block and used for polishing.
    fan
    A person enthusiastic about a specified sport, pastime, or performer; devotee
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    1. A person enthusiastic about a specified sport, pastime, or performer; devotee
    2. Anything in the shape of a fan, as the tail of a bird
    3. Something resembling an open fan in shape:
    fiend
    An evil spirit; a demon.
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    1. An evil spirit; a demon.
    2. (Informal) One who is particularly adept at something:
    3. A person who is excellent at some activity
    freak
    An abnormally formed organism, especially one regarded as a curiosity.
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    1. An abnormally formed organism, especially one regarded as a curiosity.
    2. Any abnormal animal, person, or plant; monstrosity
    3. An eccentric or nonconformist person, especially a member of a counterculture.
    nut
    A dry, indehiscent simple fruit consisting of one seed surrounded by a hard and thick pericarp (fruit wall). The seed does not adhere to the pericarp but is connected to it by the funiculus. A nut is similar to an achene but larger. Acorns, beechnuts, chestnuts, and hazelnuts are true nuts. Informally, other edible seeds or dry fruits enclosed in a hard or leathery shell are also called nuts, though they are not true nuts. For instance, an almond kernel is actually the seed of a drupe. Its familiar whitish shell is an endocarp found within the greenish fruit of the almond tree. Peanuts are actually individual seeds from a seed pod called a legume.
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    1. A dry, indehiscent simple fruit consisting of one seed surrounded by a hard and thick pericarp (fruit wall). The seed does not adhere to the pericarp but is connected to it by the funiculus. A nut is similar to an achene but larger. Acorns, beechnuts, chestnuts, and hazelnuts are true nuts. Informally, other edible seeds or dry fruits enclosed in a hard or leathery shell are also called nuts, though they are not true nuts. For instance, an almond kernel is actually the seed of a drupe. Its familiar whitish shell is an endocarp found within the greenish fruit of the almond tree. Peanuts are actually individual seeds from a seed pod called a legume.
    2. An enthusiast; a buff:
    3. A devotee; fan
    devotee
    A person strongly devoted to something or someone
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    1. A person strongly devoted to something or someone
    2. A person extremely devoted to religion; zealot
    3. One who is ardently devoted to something; an enthusiast or advocate:
    fanatic
    A person marked or motivated by an extreme, unreasoning enthusiasm, as for a cause.
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    1. A person marked or motivated by an extreme, unreasoning enthusiasm, as for a cause.
    2. A person whose extreme zeal, piety, etc. goes beyond what is reasonable; zealot
    sectary
    A Dissenter; Nonconformist
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    1. A Dissenter; Nonconformist
    2. A sectarian.
    3. A dissenter from an established church, especially a Protestant nonconformist.
    votary
    A person bound by a vow or promise, esp. one bound to religious vows, as a monk or nun
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    1. A person bound by a vow or promise, esp. one bound to religious vows, as a monk or nun
    2. A person bound by vows to live a life of religious worship or service.
    3. A person devoted to a particular religion or object of worship; devout worshiper
    zealot
    A person who is zealous, esp. to an extreme degree; fanatic
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    1. A person who is zealous, esp. to an extreme degree; fanatic
    2. Among the ancient Jews, a member of a radical political and religious sect that openly resisted Roman rule in Palestine
    3. One who is zealous, especially excessively so.
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    • He was an enthusiast in music and other fine arts; and he habitually practised as an amusement, while deeply studying in theory, all sorts of athletic sports, including swimming and fencing.

    • But, an enthusiast for Hellenic culture, he seems to have shown but little interest in the native religion.

    • Whilst the worship of the Church of England was proscribed, every illiterate or frenzied enthusiast was allowed to harangue at his pleasure.

    • It is curious to find that Caxton, an honest man, and an enthusiast as to the future of the art of printing, which he had introduced into England, waxes enthusiastic as to the merits of the intelligent but unscrupulous peers who took an interest in his endeavours.

    • If it be true that knowledge lies only in the agreement or disagreement of ideas, the visions of an enthusiast and the reasonings of a sober man will be equally certain.

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