enthusiasten‧thu‧si‧ast /ɪnˈθjuːziæst $ ɪnˈθuː-/ ●○○ noun [countable] - Enthusiasts are willing to pay up to $12,000 for an original copy of the book.
- a sports 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.
- Dennis was a genuine enthusiast for financial matters.
- It has cards for Star Trek enthusiasts and fans of Frank Sinatra.
- Need a list of single male camping enthusiasts who live in high-income areas and read poetry?
- The first method is probably the easiest for the do-it-yourself enthusiast.
- The whole package is well worthwhile for the enthusiast.
- There were the young scuba diving enthusiasts from the Miyako diving school.
- This book is a must for both enthusiasts of aviation art and aircraft.
someone who likes something very much► fan 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.
► baseball/outdoors/sailing etc enthusiast a keep-fit enthusiast ADJECTIVE► outdoor· The holiday was one I have always dreamed about and I would highly recommend the centre to any outdoor enthusiast.· On weekends the Hub buzzes with fellow mountain bikers and outdoor enthusiasts resting and socializing.
► young· There were the young scuba diving enthusiasts from the Miyako diving school.
NOUN► aviation· Everyone there was an aviation enthusiast - they either flew or wanted to fly.· Read in studio Aviation enthusiasts are calling for a memorial to be built on a hillside where a wartime pilot crashed.· Heraldry is a fascinating subject, one to which aviation enthusiasts are naturally drawn.
► outdoors· Although Paisley is small, there is plenty to do within walking distance of the inn for outdoors enthusiasts.
► railway· Read in studio Railway enthusiasts are queueing up for a nostalgic trip on a steam train.· Yet railway enthusiasts do not know exactly which month it opened.· On Sunday the railway enthusiasts move in.· To the railway enthusiast, however, it was the location of a crack Southern Railway and Southern Region steam depot.· The railway enthusiasts have spent six months and £5,000 repairing the Peckett Locomotive in time for the start of the steam weekends.· Read in studio A lifelong railway enthusiast has been celebrating his perfect birthday.· From there he told Wesley Smith about his life as a railway enthusiast, composer and rock climber.· The walk was started by T.V. star Fred Wedlock who is himself a railway enthusiast.
nounenthusiasmenthusiastadjectiveenthusiastic ≠ unenthusiasticverbenthuseadverbenthusiastically ≠ unenthusiastically