ENTHUSIAST Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word enthusiast. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ENTHUSIAST
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fancier | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person having a strong liking for something | ||||||||
addict | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction • someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance or activity verb • to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) | ||||||||
aficionado | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fan of bull fighting • a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer | ||||||||
fan | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces • an enthusiastic devotee of sports • an ardent follower and admirer verb • strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher) • make (an emotion) fiercer • agitate the air • blow away or off with a current of air | ||||||||
fanatic | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause) adjective satellite • marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea | ||||||||
geek | nounn | |||||||
noun • a carnival performer who does disgusting acts • a person with an unusual or odd personality verb • to be intoxicated | ||||||||
zealot | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fervent and even militant proponent of something • a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans | ||||||||
admirer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who backs a politician or a team etc. • a person who admires; someone who esteems or respects or approves • someone who admires a young woman | ||||||||
buff | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • an ardent follower and admirer • a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen • bare skin • a medium to dark tan color • an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring) adjective satellite • of the yellowish-beige color of buff leather verb • strike, beat repeatedly • polish and make shiny | ||||||||
devotee | nounn | |||||||
noun • an ardent follower and admirer | ||||||||
follower | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who accepts the leadership of another • someone who travels behind or pursues another | ||||||||
lover | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who loves someone or is loved by someone • an ardent follower and admirer • a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage | ||||||||
nut | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • Egyptian goddess of the sky • usually large hard-shelled seed • a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt • half the width of an em • a whimsically eccentric person • someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction • one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens verb • gather nuts | ||||||||
supporter | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who backs a politician or a team etc. • someone who supports or champions something • a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose • a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve) • a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise | ||||||||
partisan | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • devoted to a cause or party noun • a fervent and even militant proponent of something • an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity • a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries | ||||||||
amateur | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime • an athlete who does not play for pay adjective satellite • engaged in as a pastime • lacking professional skill or expertise | ||||||||
fiend | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cruel wicked and inhuman person • an evil supernatural being • a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause) | ||||||||
freak | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed • someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction verb • lose one's nerve | ||||||||
maniac | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an insane person • a person who has an obsession with or excessive enthusiasm for something adjective satellite • wildly disordered | ||||||||
rooter | nounn | |||||||
noun • an enthusiastic devotee of sports | ||||||||