enthusiast

en·thu·si·ast

 (ĕn-tho͞o′zē-ăst′)

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 enthousiastēs, 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. (Ecclesiastical Terms) archaic a religious visionary, esp one whose zeal for religion is extravagant or unbalanced

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en•thu•si•ast

(ɛnˈθu ziˌæst, -ɪst)

n.

1. a person who is filled with enthusiasm for some principle, pursuit, etc.; devotee: a sports enthusiast.

2. a religious visionary or fanatic.

[1600–10; < Greek]

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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.

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enthusiast

noun

1. One who ardently admires:

admirer, devotee, fancier, lover.

Informal: fan.

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

bug, devotee, fanatic, maniac, zealot.

Informal: buff, fan, fiend.

Slang: freak, nut.

3. One zealously devoted to a religion:

devotee, fanatic, sectary, votary, zealot.

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Translations

مُتَحَمِّس

nadšenec

entusiastfan

FanSchwärmer

entusiastaaficionado

enthousiastemordu

entuzijastentuzijastkinjazanesenjakzanesenjakinja

ákafur áhugamaîur

entusiasta

fanatikerpasjonert tilhenger av

entuzjastaentuzjastka

navdušenec

entusiast

heveslimeraklı

热心人

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

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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.

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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

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enthusiast

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

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enthusiasm

(inˈθjuːziӕzəm) noun

strong or passionate interest. He has a great enthusiasm for travelling; He did not show any enthusiasm for our new plans. entoesiasme, geesdrif حَماس، تَحَمُّس ентусиазъм entusiasmo nadšení die Begeisterung entusiasme; begejstring ενθουσιασμόςentusiasmo vaimustus اشتیاق innostus enthousiasmeהתלהבות उत्साह, जोश oduševljenje, entuzijazam lelkesedés semangat ákafi, brennandi áhugi entusiasmo 熱中 열광 entuziazmas entuziasms semangat enthousiasmebegeistring, entusiasme, henrykkelseentuzjazm شوق entusiasmo entuziasm энтузиазм nadšenie navdušenje entuzijazam entusiasm ความกระตือรือร้น heves, coşku 熱情 ентузіазм, захоплення اشتیاق ، خواہشمندی sự nhiệt tình 热情

enˈthusiast noun

a person filled with enthusiasm. a computer enthusiast. entoesias مُتَحَمِّس ентусиаст entusiasta nadšenec; fanatik der/die Schwärmer(in) entusiast; fan λάτρηςentusiasta entusiast آدم پرشور و شوق harrastaja enthousiaste אוֹהֵד נִלהָב उत्साह या अति श्रद्धापूर्ण व्यक्ति zanesenjak, entuzijast rajongó orang penuh semangat ákafur áhugamaður entusiasta ～狂 열광적인 사람 entuziastas entuziasts orang penuh semangat enthousiasteling entusiast, pasjonert tilhenger av; fanatiker zapaleniec لېوال، شوقمن entusiasta entu­ziast энтузиаст nadšenec navdušenec entuzijasta entusiast คนที่กระตือรือร้น hevesli, meraklı 熱心人 ентузіаст کسی بات کا نہایت مشتاق người nhiệt tình 热心人

enˌthusiˈastic adjective

(negative unenthusiastic) full of enthusiasm or approval. an enthusiastic mountaineer. geesdriftig مُتَحَمِّس ентусиазиран entusiástico nadšený begeistert entusiastisk ενθουσιώδηςentusiasta innustunud پر اشتیاق innostunut enthousiasteנלהב उत्साहयुक्त, जोशपूर्ण oduševljen, ushićen lelkes bersemangat, antusias fullur ákafa entusiastico 熱心な 열광적인 entuziastingas sajūsmināts; aizrautīgs penuh bersemangat enthousiastbegeistret, entusiastisk, henryktentuzjastyczny په شوق entusiástico entu­ziast, înflă­cărat полный энтузиазма nadšený navdušen pun entuzijazma entusiastisk ที่มีความกระตือรือร้น hevesli, şevkli 熱情的，熱心的 захоплений, сповнений ентузіазму جوشیلا tràn đầy nhiệt tình 热情的，热心的

enˌthusiˈastically adverb

ywerig, geesdriftig بِحَماس ентусиазирано entusiasticamente nadšeně begeistert entusiastiskt ενθουσιωδώςcon entusiasmo innukalt با شوق و ذوق innostuneesti avec enthousiasme בְּהִתלָהָבוּת उत्साहपूर्वक oduševljeno, zaneseno lelkesedéssel secara bersemangat, antusias af ákafa con entusiasmo 熱狂的に 열광적으로 entuziastingai aizrautīgi dengan penuh bersemangat enthousiastbegeistret, entusiastisk, henrykt entuzjastycznie شوق او ذوق entusiasticamente cu entu­ziasm восторженно nadšene navdušeno s entuzijazmom entusiastiskt ด้วยความกระตือรือร้น hevesle, şevkle 熱情地 захоплено پر جوش انداز میں một cách nhiệt tình 热情地

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