B1noun · rare

enthusiast

enthusiast · enthusiasts

ентузіаст, ентузіастка

энтузиаст

Enthusiast

A person filled with or guided by enthusiasmA person filled with or guided by enthusiasm.

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UK/ɪnˈθuːziˌæst/US/ənˈθuziˌɪst/

» He is much more of a golf enthusiast than I am.

Meaning

2 senses

A person filled with or guided by enthusiasm.
Enthusiast
энтузиа́стentuziást
ентузіастentuziast, ентузіасткаentuziastka
(archaic)A person exhibiting over-zealous religious fervour.

More definitions

an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
a person having a strong liking for something

Examples

25 sentences

He is much more of a golf enthusiast than I am.
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Tom is a yoga enthusiast.
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Tom is a chess enthusiast.
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Tom is a television enthusiast.
Том - телевізійний ентузіаст.
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Fyodor was a fellow nature enthusiast.
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

person filled with or guided by enthusiasm:

Русский

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person filled with or guided by enthusiasm:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

person filled with or guided by enthusiasm:

Origin

From Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιαστής (enthousiastḗs, “an enthusiast, a zealot”), from ἐνθουσιάζ

From Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιαστής (enthousiastḗs, “an enthusiast, a zealot”), from ἐνθουσιάζειν (enthousiázein, “(intransitive) be inspired or possessed by a god, be rapt, be in ecstasy, (transitive) inspire”): see enthusiasm.

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