Synonyms for enthusiast
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A person filled with or guided by enthusiasm.
Related words
- Word family
- enthuse enthusiasm enthusiastic
Forms
- Plural
- enthusiasts → fanatics, devotees, aficionados, zealots…
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This sense remains as the controlling one in the kindred noun enthusiast.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- fanatic I didn't know that Tom was a religious fanatic.
- devotee He was a staunch devotee who had unflinching faith.
- aficionado As you might already know, I am an aficionado of old books.
- zealot James was a right-wing zealot.
- dreamer The real dreamer is he who dreams of the impossible.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| enthusiast | steady | |
| fanatic | steady | |
| devotee | steady | |
| aficionado | rising | |
| zealot | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- fan1
- 4 letters
- buff1
- 5 letters
- freak1, bigot2, fiend1
- 6 letters
- addict2, junkie2, maniac3, zealot2, votary
- 7 letters
- amateur3, dreamer2, fanatic3, devotee3, fancier3
- 8 letters
- partisan3, prosumer
- 9 letters
- visionary4
- 10 letters
- specialist3, aficionado5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bigot2 = 2 syllables).