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Another word for enthusiast

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Noun

  1. One who ardently admires

      1. A machine using an electric motor to rotate thin, rigid vanes in order to move air, as for cooling.
      2. A collapsible, usually wedge-shaped device made of a light material such as silk, paper, or plastic.
      3. A machine for winnowing.
      1. One who loves another, especially one who is involved in a romantic or sexual relationship with another.
      2. A couple who are in love with each other.
      3. One who is fond of or devoted to something:
      1. One who has a special enthusiasm for or interest in something:
      2. One who breeds a plant or an animal for those features held to be desirable.
      1. One who is ardently devoted to something; an enthusiast or advocate:
      2. An ardent or fanatical adherent of a religion.
    See also:

    praise

    love

    like

  2. A person who is ardently devoted to a particular subject or activity

      1. An indehiscent fruit having a single seed enclosed in a hard shell, such as an acorn or hazelnut.
      2. The usually edible seed of such a fruit.
      3. Any of various other usually edible seeds enclosed in a hard covering such as a seed coat or the stone of a drupe, as in a pine nut, peanut, almond, or walnut.
      1. A thing or occurrence that is markedly unusual or irregular:
      2. An abnormally formed organism, especially one regarded as a curiosity.
      3. A sudden capricious turn of mind; a whim:
      1. An evil spirit; a demon.
      2. The Devil; Satan.
      3. A diabolically evil or wicked person.
      1. A machine using an electric motor to rotate thin, rigid vanes in order to move air, as for cooling.
      2. A collapsible, usually wedge-shaped device made of a light material such as silk, paper, or plastic.
      3. A machine for winnowing.
      1. A soft, thick, undyed leather made chiefly from the skins of buffalo, elk, or oxen.
      2. A military uniform coat made of such leather.
      3. A pale, light, or moderate yellowish pink to yellow, including moderate orange-yellow to light yellowish brown.
      1. One who is zealous, especially excessively so.
      2. A fanatically committed person.
      3. A member of a Jewish movement of the first century ad that fought against Roman rule in Palestine as incompatible with strict monotheism.
      1. A psychotic or otherwise mentally ill person who exhibits violent or bizarre behavior. Not used in psychiatric diagnosis.
      2. A person who has an excessive enthusiasm or desire for something:
      3. A person who acts in a wildly irresponsible way:
      1. A person marked or motivated by an extreme, unreasoning enthusiasm, as for a cause.
      2. Fanatical.
      1. One who is ardently devoted to something; an enthusiast or advocate:
      2. An ardent or fanatical adherent of a religion.
      1. An insect having mouthparts used for piercing and sucking, such as an aphid, a bedbug, or a stinkbug.
      2. An insect of any kind, such as a cockroach or a ladybug.
      3. A small invertebrate with many legs, such as a spider or a centipede.
    See also:

    concern

  3. One zealously devoted to a religion

      1. One who is zealous, especially excessively so.
      2. A fanatically committed person.
      3. A member of a Jewish movement of the first century ad that fought against Roman rule in Palestine as incompatible with strict monotheism.
      1. A person bound by vows to live a life of religious worship or service.
      2. A devout adherent of a cult or religion; a committed worshiper:
      3. A person who is fervently devoted, as to a leader or ideal; a faithful follower.
      1. A sectarian.
      2. A dissenter from an established church, especially a Protestant nonconformist.
      1. A person marked or motivated by an extreme, unreasoning enthusiasm, as for a cause.
      2. Fanatical.
      1. One who is ardently devoted to something; an enthusiast or advocate:
      2. An ardent or fanatical adherent of a religion.
    See also:

    religion

    love

    belief

© Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Another word for enthusiast

Noun

  1. A person full of enthusiasm for something

      1. A fan who follows a rock group around on tours.
      2. An enthusiastic supporter or follower:
      1. A domestic dog of any of various breeds commonly used for hunting, characteristically having drooping ears, a short coat, and a deep resonant voice.
      2. A dog.
      3. A contemptible person; a scoundrel.
      1. A narcotics addict, especially one using heroin.
      2. One who has an insatiable interest or devotion:
      1. A thing or occurrence that is markedly unusual or irregular:
      2. An abnormally formed organism, especially one regarded as a curiosity.
      3. A sudden capricious turn of mind; a whim:
      1. A device for transmitting rotary motion, consisting of a handle or arm attached at right angles to a shaft.
      2. A clever turn of speech; a verbal conceit:
      3. A peculiar or eccentric idea or action.
      1. An evil spirit; a demon.
      2. The Devil; Satan.
      3. A diabolically evil or wicked person.
      1. An insect having mouthparts used for piercing and sucking, such as an aphid, a bedbug, or a stinkbug.
      2. An insect of any kind, such as a cockroach or a ladybug.
      3. A small invertebrate with many legs, such as a spider or a centipede.
      1. An indehiscent fruit having a single seed enclosed in a hard shell, such as an acorn or hazelnut.
      2. The usually edible seed of such a fruit.
      3. Any of various other usually edible seeds enclosed in a hard covering such as a seed coat or the stone of a drupe, as in a pine nut, peanut, almond, or walnut.
      1. A soft, thick, undyed leather made chiefly from the skins of buffalo, elk, or oxen.
      2. A military uniform coat made of such leather.
      3. A pale, light, or moderate yellowish pink to yellow, including moderate orange-yellow to light yellowish brown.
      1. a person supposedly possessed by an evil spirit; demoniac
      2. a fanatic; enthusiast
      1. A person who is obsessed with a single thing, to the exclusion of other concerns.
      2. Focussed on one thing above all others.
      1. To cause to be physiologically or psychologically dependent:
      2. To occupy (oneself) with or involve (oneself) in something habitually:
      3. To cause to use something on a regular or dependent basis:
      1. A psychotic or otherwise mentally ill person who exhibits violent or bizarre behavior. Not used in psychiatric diagnosis.
      2. A person who has an excessive enthusiasm or desire for something:
      3. A person who acts in a wildly irresponsible way:
      1. A fervent, sometimes militant supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea.
      2. A member of an organized body of fighters who attack or harass an enemy, especially within occupied territory; a guerrilla.
      3. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a partisan or partisans.
      1. A person bound by vows to live a life of religious worship or service.
      2. A devout adherent of a cult or religion; a committed worshiper:
      3. A person who is fervently devoted, as to a leader or ideal; a faithful follower.
      1. A person who believes; especially regarding religion.
      2. See also believer
      1. One that supports, as a structural member of a building.
      2. One who promotes or advocates; an adherent:
      3. An athletic supporter.
      1. One who accepts the guidance, command, or leadership of another:
      2. One who has a strong interest or pays close attention to something:
      3. A machine element moved by another machine element.
      1. One who practices something, especially an occupation, profession, or technique.
      1. One that collects:
      2. A person employed to collect taxes, duties, or other payments.
      3. A person who makes a collection, as of stamps.
      1. One who loves another, especially one who is involved in a romantic or sexual relationship with another.
      2. A couple who are in love with each other.
      3. One who is fond of or devoted to something:
      1. One who has a special enthusiasm for or interest in something:
      2. One who breeds a plant or an animal for those features held to be desirable.
      1. One who is zealous, especially excessively so.
      2. A fanatically committed person.
      3. A member of a Jewish movement of the first century ad that fought against Roman rule in Palestine as incompatible with strict monotheism.
      1. A person marked or motivated by an extreme, unreasoning enthusiasm, as for a cause.
      2. Fanatical.
      1. An enthusiastic admirer or follower; a fan.
      1. A machine using an electric motor to rotate thin, rigid vanes in order to move air, as for cooling.
      2. A collapsible, usually wedge-shaped device made of a light material such as silk, paper, or plastic.
      3. A machine for winnowing.
      1. One who is ardently devoted to something; an enthusiast or advocate:
      2. An ardent or fanatical adherent of a religion.
    Antonyms:

  2. An ardent supporter

      1. A device for increasing power or effectiveness.
      2. An enthusiastic promoter, as of a sports team or school.
      3. A radio-frequency amplifier.
      1. One that wins 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:
      1. A fervent, sometimes militant supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea.
      2. A member of an organized body of fighters who attack or harass an enemy, especially within occupied territory; a guerrilla.
      3. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a partisan or partisans.
    See also:

    zealot

    supporter

    follower

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Sentence Examples

  • 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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