enthusiast — n Enthusiast, fanatic, zealot, bigot denote a person who manifests excessive ardor, fervor, or devotion in his attachment to some cause, idea, party, or church. Enthusiast commonly denotes a person of keen and ardent interests and may carry… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Enthusiast — En*thu si*ast, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. enthousiaste.] One moved or actuated by enthusiasm; as: (a) One who imagines himself divinely inspired, or possessed of some special revelation; a religious madman; a fanatic. (b) One whose mind is wholly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
enthusiast — index addict, partisan, proponent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
enthusiast — (n.) 1560s, pejorative, “one who believes himself possessed of divine revelations or special communication from God,” from Gk. enthousiastes a person inspired, from enthousiazein (see ENTHUSIASM (Cf. enthusiasm)). General sense (not always… … Etymology dictionary
enthusiast — [n] person active in interest addict, admirer, aficionado, believer, buff, bug*, bum*, devotee, eccentric, fan, fanatic, follower, freak, habitué, lover, maniac, monomaniac, nut*, optimist, participant, partisan, rooter, supporter, votary,… … New thesaurus
Enthusiast — [Network (Rating 5600 9600)] Auch: • Enthusiastin • Fan … Deutsch Wörterbuch
enthusiast — ► NOUN 1) a person who is full of enthusiasm for something. 2) archaic, derogatory a person with intense and visionary Christian views … English terms dictionary
enthusiast — [en tho͞o′zēast΄, en thyo͞o′zēast΄; in tho͞o′zēast΄, in thyo͞o′zēast΄; en tho͞o′zēəst, en thyo͞o′zēəst; in tho͞o′zēəst, in thyo͞o′zēəst] n. [Gr enthousiastēs] a person full of enthusiasm; specif., a) Archaic a religious fanatic or zealot b) an… … English World dictionary
enthusiast — en|thu|si|ast [ınˈθju:ziæst US ınˈθu: ] n someone who is very interested in a particular activity or subject baseball/outdoors/sailing etc enthusiast ▪ a keep fit enthusiast enthusiast for ▪ an enthusiast for the latest management thinking … Dictionary of contemporary English
enthusiast — [[t]ɪnθju͟ːziæst, AM θu͟ː [/t]] enthusiasts N COUNT: usu with supp An enthusiast is a person who is very interested in a particular activity or subject and who spends a lot of time on it. He is a great sports enthusiast. ...keep fit enthusiasts … English dictionary
enthusiast — UK [ɪnˈθjuːzɪæst] / US [ɪnˈθuzɪæst] noun [countable] Word forms enthusiast : singular enthusiast plural enthusiasts someone who is very interested in something or excited by it and spends time doing it or learning about it The company was started … English dictionary
