afficionado
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“I assume he doesn’t just scream at people and wear a mask,” said Matthew Clayton, a 19-year-old physics major and heavy-metal afficionado, referring to Mr. Taylor’s Slipknot persona.
From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2011
Size Matters isn't what Meantime was, but there's something any Helmet afficionado can appreciate.
From Time Magazine Archive
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