enthusiast (redirected from Enthusiasts)

en·thu·si·ast  (n-thz-st)

n.

1. One who is filled with enthusiasm; one who is ardently absorbed in an interest or pursuit: a baseball enthusiast.

2. A zealot; a fanatic.

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[Greek enthousiasts, possessed person, from enthousiazein, to be inspired; see enthusiasm.]

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enthusiast

Noun

a person who is very interested in and keen on something

enthusiastic adj
enthusiastically adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	enthusiast - an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity partizan, partisan addict, freak, junkie, junky, nut - someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a bodybuilding freak"; "a news junkie" backslapper - someone who demonstrates enthusiastic or excessive cordiality balletomane - a ballet enthusiast fanatic, fiend - a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause); "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject"--Winston Churchill gadgeteer - a person who delights in designing or building or using gadgets shutterbug - a photography enthusiast rooter, sports fan, fan - an enthusiastic devotee of sports admirer, booster, protagonist, supporter, champion, friend - a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"
	2.	enthusiast - a person having a strong liking for something fancier adorer, admirer - someone who admires a young woman; "she had many admirers" animal fancier - a person who breeds animals bird fancier - a person with a strong interest in birds maniac - a person who has an obsession with or excessive enthusiasm for something technophile - a person who is enthusiastic about new technology

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enthusiast

noun fan, supporter, lover, follower, addict, freak (informal) admirer, buff (informal) fanatic, devotee, fiend (informal) adherent, zealot, aficionado

Translations

enthusiast [ɪnˈθuːzɪæst] n → entusiasta m/f

enthusiast [ɪnˈθuːzɪæst] n → enthousiaste m/f;

a jazz etc enthusiast → un fervent or passionné du jazz etc

enthusiast [ɪnˈθuːzɪæst] n → Enthusiast(in) m(f);

he's a jazz/sports enthusiast enthusiasm → er begeistert sich für Jazz/Sport

enthusiast [ɪnˈθuːzɪæst] n → entusiasta m/f;

a jazz etc enthusiast → un appassionato di jazz etc