Enthusiast Definition
ĕn-tho͝ozē-ăst
enthusiasts
noun
enthusiasts
One who is filled with enthusiasm; one who is ardently absorbed in an interest or pursuit.
A baseball enthusiast.
American Heritage
A person full of enthusiasm.
Webster's New World
A zealot; a fanatic.
American Heritage
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Noun
Singular:
enthusiast
Plural:
enthusiastsOrigin of Enthusiast
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From ecclesiastical Greek ἐνθουσιαστής (enthousiastēs, “an enthusiast, a zealot”), from ἐνθουσιάζειν (enthousiazein, “intransitive be inspired or possessed by a god, be rapt, be in ecstasy, transitive inspire”): see enthusiasm.
From Wiktionary
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Greek enthousiastēs possessed person from enthousiazein to be inspired enthusiasm
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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