enthusiast

English

Etymology

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

Noun

enthusiast (plural enthusiasts)

1. A person filled with or guided by enthusiasm.
2. (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

See also

• -phile

Translations

person filled with or guided by enthusiasm

• Czech: nadšenec (cs) m
• Danish: entusiast (da) c
• Finnish: intoilija (fi), harrastaja (fi)
• French: enthousiaste (fr)
• Irish: díograiseoir (ga) m
• Manx: ard-jeeaneyder (gv) m
• Polish: entuzjasta (pl) m, entuzjastka (pl) f

• Portuguese: entusiasta (pt)
• Romanian: entuziast (ro) m
• Russian: энтузиаст (ru) (entuziást) m
• Serbo-Croatian: entuzìjast (sh) f, entuzìjastkinja (sh) f, zanesènjāk (sh) m, zanesenjàkinja (sh) f
• Spanish: entusiasta (es)
• Swedish: entusiast (sv) c

person exhibiting over-zealous religious fervour

• Danish: sværmer (da) c

• Irish: díograiseoir (ga) m

External links

• enthusiast in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• enthusiast in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911