enthusiast synonyms

enthusiast

n.

  1. A person full of enthusiasm for something

    devotee, fan, aficionado, fanatic, zealot, fancier, admirer, lover, collector, practitioner, follower, supporter, believer, votary, worshiper, partisan, maniac, addict, monomaniac, energumen, buff*, nut*, bug*, fiend*, crank*, freak*, junkie*, -aholic* (used in combination), hound*, groupie*. *

    Antonyms detractor, opponent, cynic*.

  2. An ardent supporter

    partisan, champion, booster; see follower, supporter. See syn. study at zealot.

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