'Enthusiast' definitions:
Definition of 'enthusiast'
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Definition of 'Enthusiast'
From: GCIDE
- Enthusiast \En*thu"si*ast\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. enthousiaste.] One moved or actuated by enthusiasm; as: (a) One who imagines himself divinely inspired, or possessed of some special revelation; a religious madman; a fanatic. (b) One whose mind is wholly possessed and heated by what engages it; one who is influenced by a peculiar; fervor of mind; an ardent and imaginative person. [1913 Webster]
- Enthusiasts soon understand each other. --W. Irving.
- Syn: Visionary; fanatic; devotee; zealot. Enthusiastic
Synonyms of 'enthusiast'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- activist,
- addict,
- adherent,
- admirer,
- aficionado,
- ball of fire,
- bear,
- beaver,
- big-time operator,
- bigot,
- booster,
- buff,
- bug,
- bum,
- bustler,
- busy bee,
- champion,
- collector,
- crank,
- daydreamer,
- demon,
- devotee,
- disciple,
- doer,
- Don Quixote,
- dreamer,
- dreamer of dreams,
- eager beaver,
- energumen,
- escapist,
- extremist,
- faddist,
- fan,
- fanatic,
- fanatico,
- fiend,
- follower,
- freak,
- go-getter,
- great one for,
- groupie,
- habitue,
- head,
- hobbyist,
- hound,
- human dynamo,
- hustler,
- idealist,
- infatuate,
- live wire,
- lotus-eater,
- lover,
- lunatic fringe,
- man of action,
- man of deeds,
- maniac,
- militant,
- monomaniac,
- new broom,
- nut,
- operator,
- partisan,
- political activist,
- powerhouse,
- promoter,
- prophet,
- pursuer,
- Quixote,
- rhapsodist,
- romancer,
- romantic,
- romanticist,
- seer,
- sucker for,
- supporter,
- take-charge guy,
- utopian,
- utopianist,
- utopianizer,
- visionary,
- votary,
- wheeler-dealer,
- winner,
- wishful thinker,
- zealot