enthusiast

🇺🇸 /ɪnˈθuːziæst/ 🇬🇧 /ɪnˈθjuːziæst/
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Tags TOP10000Oxford5000
noun
C1

a person who loves something and spends much time on it

She is an enthusiast who spends hours studying Italian art.

C1

a person who strongly supports and shows excitement for something

They are enthusiast supporters of the American work ethic.

translation

n. a person who loves something and spends much time on it; a person who strongly supports and shows excitement for something

Word Forms

Plural enthusiasts