enthusiast

CEFRB2

/ɪnˈθuːziˌæst/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who is very interested in a particular activity.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A person exhibiting over-zealous religious fervour.

Examples

  • By installing two carburetors that racing-car enthusiast souped up his motor considerably.

  • He is much more of a golf enthusiast than I am.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /-əst/
  • /-tʰjuː-/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A person filled with or guided by enthusiasm.

More examples

In context

  • I would challenge any rock enthusiast to refrain from tapping his/her foot when listening to such music.

  • 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.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιαστής (enthousiastḗs, “an enthusiast, a zealot”), from ἐνθουσιάζειν (enthousiázein, “(intransitive) be inspired or possessed by a god, be rapt, be in ecstasy, (transitive) inspire”): see enthusiasm.