English > enthusiast: 2 senses > noun 1, person Meaning | An ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity. |
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Synonyms | partisan, partizan |
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Narrower | addict, nut, freak, junkie, junky | someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction |
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backslapper | someone who demonstrates enthusiastic or excessive cordiality |
balletomane | A ballet / ballet enthusiast |
fanatic, fiend | A person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause) |
gadgeteer | A person who delights in designing or building or using gadgets |
shutterbug | A photography enthusiast |
sports fan, fan, rooter | An enthusiastic devotee of sports |
Broader | supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friend | A person who backs a politician or a team etc. |
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Spanish | partidario |
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Catalan | partidari |
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