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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: fan, devotee, zealot

  2. a religious visionary or fanatic.


enthusiast

/ ɪnˈθjuːzɪˌæst /

noun

  1. a person filled with or motivated by enthusiasm; fanatic
  2. archaic.
    a religious visionary, esp one whose zeal for religion is extravagant or unbalanced
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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  • anti·en·thusi·ast noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of enthusiast1

First recorded in 1600–10; from Greek enthousiastḗs “inspired person, possessed person,” from enthousí(a) “possession by a god” ( enthusiasm ) + -astēs -ast ( def ) (variant of -istēs -ist after i )
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Example Sentences

This 10-pen set is especially popular among bullet journal enthusiasts and creatives across fields including graphic design, animation, and sketch.

Scientists and food enthusiasts point to many components of place that may shape the aroma and flavor of food.

The flat, aluminum bottom supports even cooking and heating, and it’s beloved by sous-vide enthusiasts.

It contains sulfate and sodium chloride, which for many enthusiasts packs a layer of detoxification benefits that they can’t get with any old shampoo.

Facebook and Twitter profiles have neat slots for photos and posts, but enthusiasts of digital gardens reject those fixed design elements.

The actor and police enthusiast reportedly wants to be a reserve officer.

He subsequently met with city officials, including Police Chief Tom Jackson, who is described as a “cycling enthusiast.”

Soyinka is a food and wine enthusiast, but he also sinks easily into a kind of ascetic mode and fasts regularly.

Colion Noir, self-described “Urban Gun Enthusiast:” MLK would love guns.

When a skateboard enthusiast turned her painting skills to making boards from scratch, the result was a work of art.

Lowell was an enthusiast in his work, though he seldom talked of it, preferring to let results speak for themselves.

I can well understand the state of mind that actuated you, a young enthusiast, in these exciting times.

An enthusiast in dying proves nothing but that religious fanaticism is often stronger than the love of life.

Another "mad enthusiast for liberty" and "one or two dissenting Divines" were also apprehended.

She could scarcely reconcile this acute, self-contained man with the enthusiast and comedian she had seen in the Cure's garden.

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