aficionado
Americannoun
PLURAL
aficionadosnoun
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an ardent supporter or devotee
a jazz aficionado
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a devotee of bullfighting
Etymology
Origin of aficionado
First recorded in 1835–45; from Spanish: literally, “amateur,” past participle -ado ( -ate 1 ) of aficionar “to engender affection,” equivalent to afición affection 1 + -ar infinitive suffix
Example Sentences
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I’m more aficionado than maniac, but I find them endlessly listenable, rewatchable — they just look great, for one thing — and interesting.
From Los Angeles Times
Noerrlinger has been a chess aficionado for half his life: He discovered a love for the game at age 6, playing his father.
From Washington Post
Trump, whom the NRA enthusiastically backed in 2016 before he was even officially declared the Republican presidential candidate, will address gun aficionados in person on Friday.
From Reuters
A longtime cigar aficionado, Lerner felt out of his depths when he was asked to smoke a cigarette in a scene with Nicholson in a jail.
From Seattle Times
Across the internet, true-crime aficionados have become obsessed with all sorts of unsolved mysteries and crimes, poring over victims’ social media pages and analyzing news reports to try to crack cases.
From Washington Post
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