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enthusiast

[en-thoo-zee-ast, -ist]

noun

a person who is filled with enthusiasm for some principle, pursuit, etc.; a person of ardent zeal: a sports enthusiast.

a religious visionary or fanatic.

Origin:
1600–10; < Greek enthousiastḗs one inspired, equivalent to enthousi- (see enthusiasm) + -astēs, variant of -istēs -ist after i

Related forms

an·ti·en·thu·si·ast, noun

Synonyms
1. zealot, devotee, fan.

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Abdus-Salaam is a karate instructor and martial arts enthusiast.

One enthusiast sacrifices a buffalo to him every year, and distributes the meat to the gardeners who tend the place.

Polarized lenses are ideal for the snow and water sports enthusiast.

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Abdus-Salaam is a karate instructor and martial arts enthusiast.

One enthusiast sacrifices a buffalo to him every year, and distributes the meat to the gardeners who tend the place.

Polarized lenses are ideal for the snow and water sports enthusiast.

Well, actually, a solar enthusiast can put a price on spring.

Also, keep in mind that these recordings are intended for the home movie enthusiast.

Scratches and pops, while charming to some, can be downright painful to a seasoned vinyl enthusiast.

Stylish for about town wear with performance features for the all weather snow sports enthusiast.

It comes in thimble-sized cups and runs a little thin for the coffee enthusiast.

It's the cardinal rule for any action-sports enthusiast.

Coast-to-coast, the largest emerging skier demographic remains the all-mountain ski enthusiast.

Frugality is not high upon the list of defining virtues of the real doll enthusiast archetype.

Videogame magazines aimed at the enthusiast crowd have been bundling game demos with their print editions for years.

Over the past two weeks, the enthusiast gaming press has been abuzz with rumors of the then-unofficial new machine.

Well, first off i must say as a cannabis enthusiast i have always lobbied that this sacred and often medicinal herb be legalized.

Shopping and dining enthusiast will enjoy the many options to choose from.

Every athlete, every fitness enthusiast has heard the advice to drink plenty of water.

Still, to be an opera enthusiast is almost by definition to be an optimist.

Rubenstein was an avid traveler, benefactor of the arts and sports enthusiast.

Most of the enthusiast press is loath to offend the publishers who provide advertising and access to their content.

Tom was an outdoor enthusiast who enjoyed sailing and flying.

Even if some car enthusiast would consider the latter a.

Nearly everyone recognizes these phrases as the repertory of the yo-yo enthusiast.

He was an avid fly fisherman and boating enthusiast.

Bubbly enthusiast comes in to perk up a household and then flies off on a magic umbrella.

Stephen was an avid golfer and wine collector and enthusiast.

Even for a balloon enthusiast and a well-known aeronaut, it was a big moment.

He was not a crack himself, but he was a tennis enthusiast and knew all the players and records for twenty years back.

He was an avid sports enthusiast who played recreational hockey and enjoyed skiing.

Todd was a mountainbiking enthusiast and an avid musician, performing in bands throughout his life.

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World English Dictionary

enthusiast (ɪnˈθjuːzɪˌæst)

—n
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

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Word Origin & History

enthusiast

c.1600, pejorative, one who believes himself possessed of divine revelations or special communication from God, from Gk. enthousiastes, from enthousiazein (see enthusiasm). General sense (not always entirely pejorative) is from mid-18c.

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