enthusiast

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 [ɪnˈθjuːzɪˌæst]

n

1. a person filled with or motivated by enthusiasm; fanatic

2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Archaic a religious visionary, esp one whose zeal for religion is extravagant or unbalanced

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), fan club (informal), adherent, zealot, aficionado He is a great sports enthusiast.

Translations

enthusiast [ɪnˈθuːzɪæst] N → entusiasta mf
he is a jazz/bridge enthusiast → es un entusiasta del jazz/bridge
a Vivaldi enthusiast → un enamorado or entusiasta de Vivaldi

enthusiast [ɪnˈθjuːziæst] n → enthousiaste mf
a jazz enthusiast → un(e) passionné(e) de jazz
a railway enthusiast → un(e) passionné(e) de trains
She's a DIY enthusiast → C'est une passionnée de bricolage.

enthusiast

n → Enthusiast(in) m(f); he’s a sports/football/rock-and-roll enthusiast → er ist begeisterter Sportler/Fußballfreund m → /Rock ’n’ Roll-Anhänger m

enthusiast [ɪnˈθuːzɪˌæst] n → appassionato/a
a jazz enthusiast → un(a) appassionato/a di jazz

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enthusiast [ɪnˈθuːzɪˌæst] n → appassionato/a
a jazz enthusiast → un(a) appassionato/a di jazz