English
Etymology
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 .
Pronunciation
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Noun
enthusiast (plural enthusiasts )
A person filled with or guided by enthusiasm .
Synonyms: addict , aficionado , amateur , fancier , fan , fanatic , fiend , freak , geek , junkie , rooter , maniac , partisan , ( computing ) power user , ( marketing ) prosumer , zealot
( archaic ) A person exhibiting over-zealous religious fervour .
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 , scailéathan m
Japanese: please add this translation if you can
Latin: perquīsītor m
Manx: ard-jeeaneyder m
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Persian: شوریده (fa) ( šuride )
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:
Cyrillic: ентузѝјаст m , ентузѝјасткиња f , занесѐња̄к m , занесења̀киња f
Roman: 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
See also
Further reading
“enthusiast ”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary , Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam , 1913 , →OCLC .
“enthusiast ”, in The Century Dictionary [ … ] , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co. , 1911 , →OCLC .
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