enthusiast

enthusiast
I
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [A person full of enthusiasm for something]
Syn. devotee, fan, aficionado, fanatic, zealot, fancier, admirer, lover, collector, practitioner, follower, supporter, believer, votary, worshiper, partisan, maniac, addict, monomaniac, energumen, buff*, nut*, bug*, fiend*, crank*, freak*, junkie*, -aholic* ( used in combination ), hound*, groupie*.
Ant. detractor, opponent, cynic*.
2. [An ardent supporter]
Syn. partisan, champion, booster; see follower , supporter .
See Synonym Study at zealot .
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
zealot, fan, devotee, aficionado, fanatic, disciple, addict, buff, *freak, *nut, *bug.
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. One who ardently admires: admirer, devotee, fancier, lover. Informal: fan2. See like, love, praise. 2. A person who is ardently devoted to a particular subject or activity: bug, devotee, fanatic, maniac, zealot. Informal: buff2, fan2, fiend. Slang: freak, nut. See CONCERN. 3. One zealously devoted to a religion: devotee, fanatic, sectary, votary, zealot. See BELIEF, LOVE, RELIGION.

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