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enthusiast

[en-thoo-zee-ast, -ist]

noun

  1. a person who is filled with enthusiasm for some principle, pursuit, etc.; a person of ardent zeal.

    a sports enthusiast.

    Synonyms: , ,
  2. a religious visionary or fanatic.



enthusiast

/ ɪˈθːɪˌæ /

noun

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

  2. archaica religious visionary, esp one whose zeal for religion is extravagant or unbalanced

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • antienthusiast noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of enthusiast1

First recorded in 1600–10; from Greek Գٳdzܲḗs “inspired person, possessed person,” from Գٳdzܲí() “possession by a god” ( enthusiasm ) + -ast ( def. ) (variant of -ist after i )
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A wildlife enthusiast popped open the bubbly after finding an extremely rare moth last seen more than 50 years ago.

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He was a snowboarding enthusiast and often attended concerts, friends and colleagues recalled.

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Wildlife enthusiast Ian Glendinning has seen the UK's second biggest bird of prey many times in the Scottish Highlands, but he never expected to encounter one in his home county of Northumberland.

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Elisha Williams, a natural-born storyteller, is a media enthusiast majoring in digital journalism and communication at the University of Southern Mississippi.

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This author is a pickleball enthusiast and daydreamer from Mar Vista.

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