enthusiasten‧thu‧si‧ast /ɪnˈθjuːziæst $ ɪnˈθuː-/ ●○○ noun [countable] 
a keep-fit enthusiastenthusiast for an enthusiast for the latest management thinking
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- 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.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who likes something very much
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a keep-fit enthusiastCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
a keep-fit enthusiast· 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.
· There were the young scuba diving enthusiasts from the Miyako diving school.
NOUN· 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.
· Although Paisley is small, there is plenty to do within walking distance of the inn for outdoors enthusiasts.
· 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.
WORD FAMILYnounenthusiasmenthusiastadjectiveenthusiastic ≠ unenthusiasticverbenthuseadverbenthusiastically ≠ unenthusiastically
someone who is very interested in a particular activity or subjectbaseball/outdoors/sailing etc enthusiast a keep-fit enthusiastenthusiast for an enthusiast for the latest management thinking