Synonyms for aficionado
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Noun
1. Enthusiast — A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity (originally bullfighting)…
enthusiast, connoisseur, fanatic, lover, fiend, fan, expert, devotee, addict, admirer, specialist, maven US, buff, zealot, freak, follower, bug, fancier, partisan, votary, cognoscente, maniac
Definitions
- n. 1
A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity (originally bullfighting); a fan or devotee.
Related words
- Other spellings
- afficionado
Forms
- Plural
- aficionados → enthusiasts, connoisseurs, fanatics, lovers…
Example sentences
- lover Dan overheard Linda's conversation with her lover.
- enthusiast He is much more of a golf enthusiast than I am.
- fanatic I didn't know that Tom was a religious fanatic.
- connoisseur I am a connoisseur when it comes to change of scenery.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| aficionado | rising | |
| lover | rising | |
| enthusiast | steady | |
| fanatic | steady | |
| connoisseur | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- fan1, bug1
- 4 letters
- buff1
- 5 letters
- lover2, freak1, fiend1, maven2
- 6 letters
- expert2, addict2, maniac3, zealot2, votary
- 7 letters
- fanatic3, admirer3, devotee3, fancier3
- 8 letters
- partisan3, follower3
- 10 letters
- specialist3, enthusiast4
- 11 letters
- connoisseur3, cognoscente
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lover2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- aficionado