ENTHUSIAST

enthusiast, partisan, partizan

(noun) an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity

fancier, enthusiast

(noun) a person having a strong liking for something

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

enthusiast (plural enthusiasts)

A person filled with or guided by enthusiasm.

Synonyms: addict, aficionado, amateur, fancier, fan, fanatic, fiend, freak, geek, junkie, rooter, maniac, partisan, power user (computing), prosumer (marketing), zealot

(archaic) A person exhibiting over-zealous religious fervour.

Anagrams

• Tushetians, sustaineth

Source: Wiktionary


En*thu"si*ast, n. Etym: [Gr. enthousiaste.]

Definition: One moved or actuated by enthusiasm; as: (a) One who imagines himself divinely inspired, or possessed of some special revelation; a religious madman; a fanatic. (b) One whose mind is wholly possessed and heated by what engages it; one who is influenced by a peculiar; fervor of mind; an ardent and imaginative person. Enthusiasts soon understand each other. W. Irving.

Syn.

– Visionary; fanatic; devotee; zealot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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