faddist

[ fad-ist ]

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noun

a person following a fad or given to fads, as one who seeks and adheres briefly to a passing variety of unusual diets, beliefs, etc.

Origin of faddist

First recorded in 1880–85; fad + -ist

Faddism, instead of being merely a hunger for the new is rather an expression of the crowd-will to uniformity.
The Behavior of Crowds | Everett Dean Martin
Even American books were read—a crucial test of faddism; and American curios were displayed in all the shops.
Last of the Great Scouts | Helen Cody Wetmore

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