enthusiast
noun
, -əst, en- also -ˈthyü-\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for enthusiast
Synonyms
addict, aficionado (also afficionado), buff, bug, devotee, fan, fanatic, fancier, fiend, fool, freak, habitué (also habitue), head, hound, junkie (also junky), lover, maniac, maven (also mavin), nut, sucker
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The website was created as a community service to locals and history enthusiasts interested in Emmitsburg and Taneytown history. — David Buie, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Carroll Yesteryears: Exploring the history of northwestern Carroll County has never been easier," 23 Aug. 2019 Jessey Dearing The farm's visitor center opened in 2017, allowing coffee enthusiasts to tour various exhibits and see firsthand how Starbucks coffee is made, from ground to grind. — Ineye Komonibo, Marie Claire, "The Instagram-Worthy Starbucks Stores That Are Definitely Worth Booking a Flight For," 20 Aug. 2019 In Charlottesville, Confederate-heritage enthusiasts have relied on the preservation law in litigation that has stopped officials there from taking down two Confederate statues. — Paul Duggan, Washington Post, "Norfolk officials sue Virginia in effort to remove Confederate monument," 19 Aug. 2019 Almost every young enthusiast seems to have a favorite, and that includes 7-year-old Lilly Tosca of Palm Bay, who obsesses over raptors, the flying lizards that roamed the Earth more than 65 million years ago. — Lois K. Solomon, sun-sentinel.com, "They’re not extinct in West Palm Beach: Dinosaur theme park draws thousands | PHOTOS," 17 Aug. 2019 The idea is to that, like the old Beetles enthusiasts turned into dune buggies, today’s electrics can become just about anything. — Eric Adams, WIRED, "VW Revives the Classic Dune Buggy as an All-Electric Blast," 17 Aug. 2019 The car enthusiasts drove their classic and modern muscle cars, a McLaren, two Ferraris, a Porsche and a classic BMW alongside Cal Fire trucks and sheriff’s patrol cars. — Julie Gallant, Ramona Sentinel, "Community celebrates new home for wounded veteran," 16 Aug. 2019 This month, space enthusiasts were shocked to learn that an Israeli lunar lander that crashed into the Moon’s surface in April actually had some passengers aboard: a tiny capsule filled with dehydrated microscopic organisms known as tardigrades. — Loren Grush, The Verge, "Why stowaway creatures on the Moon confound international space law," 16 Aug. 2019 SunShots is your monthly chance to flex your photography muscle and learn from fellow enthusiasts. — baltimoresun.com, "SunShots photo contest: Send us your best ‘Baltimore Architecture’ pictures," 15 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'enthusiast.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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enthusiast
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enthusiast
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