enthusiast

English

Etymology

From ecclesiastical 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.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈθʉu̯.ziˌəst/

Noun

enthusiast (plural enthusiasts)

A person filled with or guided by enthusiasm.
(archaic) A person exhibiting over-zealous religious fervour.

Synonyms

addict
aficionado
amateur
fancier
fan
fanatic
fiend
freak
geek
junkie
rooter
maniac
partisan
power user (computing)
prosumer (marketing)
zealot

Related terms

enthuse
enthusiasm
enthusiastic

Translations

person filled with or guided by enthusiasm

Burmese: ဝါသနာရှင် (wasa.nahrang)
Catalan: entusiasta m or f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 热衷者
Czech: nadšenec m
Danish: entusiast (da) c
Finnish: intoilija (fi), harrastaja (fi)
French: passionné (fr), amateur (fr)
Galician: entusiasta (gl)
Irish: díograiseoir m
Japanese: please add this translation if you can
Latin: perquīsītor m

Manx: ard-jeeaneyder m
Polish: entuzjasta (pl) m, entuzjastka (pl) f, miłośnik (pl) m, zapaleniec (pl) m, wielbiciel (pl) m, czciciel (pl) m, hołdownik m, miłośniczka (pl) f, wielbicielka (pl) f, czcicielka (pl) f
Portuguese: entusiasta (pt)
Romanian: entuziast (ro) m
Russian: энтузиа́ст (ru) m (entuziást)
Serbo-Croatian: entuzìjast (sh) f, entuzìjastkinja (sh) f, zanesènjāk (sh) m, zanesenjàkinja (sh) f
Spanish: entusiasta (es)
Swedish: entusiast (sv) c
Thai: please add this translation if you can
Ukrainian: ентузіаст m (entuziast), ентузіастка f (entuziastka)

person exhibiting over-zealous religious fervour

Danish: sværmer c
French: enthousiaste (fr) m or f, zélote (fr) m or f

Irish: díograiseoir m

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