enthusiast

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enthusiast

/ɪnˈθuːziˌæst/ Ireland, UK
/-θjuː-/ Ireland, UK
/-əst/ Ireland, UK
/ənˈθuziˌɪst/ Canada, US
/ɛn-/ Canada, US
/-ˈθju-/ Canada, US
/-ˌæst/ Canada, US
/-əst/ Canada, US
/ənˈθʉːziˌəst/ Australia, New Zealand
/en-/ Australia, New Zealand
/-æst/ Australia, New Zealand
/ɪnˈtʰuːziˌəst/ India
/en-/ India
/-tʰjuː-/ India
/-æst/ India
/ɪnˈθʉːziˌəst/ General South African
/en-/ General South African
/-θjʉː-/ General South African
/-æst/ General South African

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιαστής (enthousiastḗs, “an enthusiast, a zealot”), from ἐνθουσιάζειν (enthousiázein, “(intransitive) be inspired or possessed by a god, be rapt, be in ecstasy, (transitive) inspire”): see enthusiasm.

noun enthusiasts

A person filled with or guided by enthusiasm. But Charles Aubyn (for it was he) had, like most enthusiasts, overcalculated the influence of his eloquence; surprise had alone procured him a hearing, and the bold cavaliers around were little in the mood for a homily.
Similar: aficionado, amateur, freak, power user, prosumer
archaic A person exhibiting over-zealous religious fervour.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: fancier, partizan, partisan, enthusiasm, passion, excitement, power, amateur, lover, booster, supporter, similar, advocate, fan, sports, sport

noun

Translations

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noun person filled with or guided by enthusiasm

Español	entusiasta
日本語	愛好家 aikouka
中文	热衷者
Português	entusiasta
Français	passionné, amateur
Deutsch	Enthusiast
Italiano	entusiasta, appassionato
Română	entuziast
Русский	энтузиа́ст entuziást

noun person exhibiting over-zealous religious fervour

Français	enthousiaste, zélote
Italiano	zelota

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@misc{enthusiast_2026,
  title = {enthusiast},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/enthusiast},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}