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afficionado

American  
[uh-fish-yuh-nah-doh] / əˌfɪʃ yəˈnɑ doʊ /

noun

plural

afficionados
  1. less common variant of aficionado.


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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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