maniacnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈmeɪ.ni.æk/us/ˈmeɪ.ni.æk/maniac noun [ C ] (INTERESTED)
informal a person who has a very strong interest in a particular activity:
a football/sex maniac
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Enthusiasts
- -aholic
- -oholic
- -phile
- aficionado
- anorak
- armchair
- audiophile
- buff
- enthusiast
- faddism
- fanatic
- fanboy
- fandom
- groupie
- hobbyist
- jockey
- junkie
- lover
- sucker
- trainspotting
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maniac noun [ C ] (MENTALLY ILL)
a person who behaves in an uncontrolled way, not worrying about risks or danger:
Some maniac was running down the street waving a massive metal bar.
informal I won't get in the car with Richard - he drives like a maniac!
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Of unsound mind
- around the bend idiom
- bat
- batshit
- battle-scarred
- beside
- crackers
- disturbed
- fruitcake
- gaga
- loon
- lose
- mad
- nutcase
- off your trolley idiom
- psychopath
- schizo
- screwy
- trolley
- unhinged
- wreck
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Idiom(s)
like a maniac