enthusiast
Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιαστής, from ἐνθουσιάζειν: see enthusiasm.

Pronunciation
  • (America, Canada) IPA: /ɪnˈθu.ziˌɪst/, /ɛn-/, /-ˈθju-/, /-ˌæst/, /-əst/
  • (RP, IE) IPA: /ɪnˈθuː.ziˌæst/, /-θjuː-/, /-əst/
  • (Australia, New Zealand) IPA: /ɪ̞nˈθʊʉ.ziˌəst/, /en-/, /-θïɯ-/, /-æst/
Noun

enthusiast (plural enthusiasts)

  1. A person filled with or guided by enthusiasm.
    Synonyms: aficionado, amateur, freak, power user, prosumer, Thesaurus:enthusiast
    • 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter IV, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC ↗, page 28 ↗:
      But Charles Aubyn (for it was he) had, like most enthusiasts, overcalculated the influence of his eloquence; surprise had alone procured him a hearing, and the bold cavaliers around were little in the mood for a homily.
  2. (archaic) A person exhibiting over-zealous religious fervour.
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