afficionado

[ uh-fish-yuh-nah-doh ]

noun

, plural af·fi·cio·na·dos.

1. less common variant of aficionado.

Example Sentences

Michael Jordan’s lungs: In an interview with Cigar Afficionado, the legendary basketball player and avid golfer said he smokes six cigars a day.

From Golf Digest

Breton began shopping online a few years ago after her son, now 17 and a computer afficionado, showed her how.

From Seattle Times

I'm an actual jerky afficionado.

From Los Angeles Times

“I assume he doesn’t just scream at people and wear a mask,” said Matthew Clayton, a 19-year-old physics major and heavy-metal afficionado, referring to Mr. Taylor’s Slipknot persona.

From New York Times

As an afficionado of the science and...”

From Forbes