devoteedev‧o‧tee /ˌdevəˈtiː/ noun [countable] 
Examples
a devotee of 1930s films2a very religious person: a Sikh devotee
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- He's a devotee of old Hollywood movies.
- Opera devotees were disappointed with the performance.
- Urquhart, a rich devotee of the arts, made generous donations to the museum.
- But he was able to overwhelm an audience of devotees by genuine warmth and frankness.
- By definition, any successful denomination looks out for the welfare of at least its own devotees.
- Competition punting only takes place on the Thames but the sport's devotees take it very seriously.
- Healing spas were based on a local cult figure and the devotees underwent rituals which included bathing and communal eating.
- None the less, Monk and Coltrane devotees will savor this summit meeting.
- Perhaps you already are an online devotee, a chatroom habitue.
- That Clenbuterol, the stimulating steroid that got three Brits sent home, is known to its devotees as Dopers Delight.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who likes something very much► fan
1someone who enjoys or admires someone or something very muchdevotee of someone who likes a particular sport, team, or famous entertainer very much: · Thousands of fans came to hear Oasis play.· a football fanfan of: · Fans of Sylvester Stallone will enjoy this movie.
► lover someone who likes a particular activity very much: music/car/wine/animal etc lover: · We are a nation of animal lovers.· Every jazz lover dreams of visiting New Orleans.lover of: · Lovers of night life won't be able to resist the many nightclubs in the area.
► enthusiast someone who likes a subject, activity, performer etc very much, is very interested in them and knows a lot about them: · Enthusiasts are willing to pay up to $12,000 for an original copy of the book.football/film/jazz etc enthusiast: · Golf enthusiasts will be able to see the tournament live on TV.· The exhibition will be of interest to classic car owners and other motoring enthusiasts.
► freak informal someone who is extremely interested in a particular activity, especially when other people think they are a little strange for liking it so much: health/tv/sports etc freak: · Raw vegetables and nuts have always been a favourite with health-food freaks.· One Beatle's freak is reported to have paid $18,000 for Paul McCartney's birth certificate.
► junkie/addict informal someone who does, eats, watches etc something a lot because they enjoy it so much that they cannot stop doing it - use this especially when you do not think someone should be spending so much time doing or being involved in a particular thing: TV/news/fast food etc junkie: · If you're a shopping junkie, then this is the channel for you!· You'd have to be a real political junkie to remember that Tsongas won the New Hampshire Primary in 1992.TV/news/fast food etc addict: · My sons and my husband are all football addicts.
► devotee formal someone who likes something such as art or literature very much and spends a lot of their time and money on it: · He's a devotee of old Hollywood movies.· Urquhart, a rich devotee of the arts, made generous donations to the museum.
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a devotee of 1930s films2a very religious person: a Sikh devotee