enthusiast
a person who is filled with enthusiasm for some principle, pursuit, etc.; a person of ardent zeal: a sports enthusiast.
a religious visionary or fanatic.
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This 10-pen set is especially popular among bullet journal enthusiasts and creatives across fields including graphic design, animation, and sketch.
Add some verve to your life with these colorful pens | PopSci Commerce Team | September 11, 2020 | Popular-ScienceScientists and food enthusiasts point to many components of place that may shape the aroma and flavor of food.
How does a crop’s environment shape a food’s smell and taste? | Carolyn Beans | September 10, 2020 | Science NewsThe flat, aluminum bottom supports even cooking and heating, and it’s beloved by sous-vide enthusiasts.
It contains sulfate and sodium chloride, which for many enthusiasts packs a layer of detoxification benefits that they can’t get with any old shampoo.
Scalp scrubs that banish scaly patches and build-up | PopSci Commerce Team | September 4, 2020 | Popular-ScienceFacebook and Twitter profiles have neat slots for photos and posts, but enthusiasts of digital gardens reject those fixed design elements.
Digital gardens let you cultivate your own little bit of the internet | Tanya Basu | September 3, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
The actor and police enthusiast reportedly wants to be a reserve officer.
LAPD Foundation: Mark Wahlberg Would Make a Good Reserve Cop | Asawin Suebsaeng | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe subsequently met with city officials, including Police Chief Tom Jackson, who is described as a “cycling enthusiast.”
From Ferguson Cop Embroiled in a Brutality Suit to City Councilwoman | Michael Daly | August 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSoyinka is a food and wine enthusiast, but he also sinks easily into a kind of ascetic mode and fasts regularly.
Nigeria’s Larger-Than-Life Nobel Laureate Chronicles a Fascinating Life | Chimamanda Adichie | August 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTColion Noir, self-described “Urban Gun enthusiast:” MLK would love guns.
Gun Training Could’ve Prevented Newtown and 7 More of the Craziest Ideas From NRA YouTube Stars | Brandy Zadrozny | July 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen a skateboard enthusiast turned her painting skills to making boards from scratch, the result was a work of art.
Lauren Andino, Skater Chick Turned Entrepreneur, Makes Old-school Boards From Scratch | Nina Strochlic | May 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLowell was an enthusiast in his work, though he seldom talked of it, preferring to let results speak for themselves.
Mystery Ranch | Arthur ChapmanI can well understand the state of mind that actuated you, a young enthusiast, in these exciting times.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanAn enthusiast in dying proves nothing but that religious fanaticism is often stronger than the love of life.
Superstition In All Ages (1732) | Jean MeslierAnother "mad enthusiast for liberty" and "one or two dissenting Divines" were also apprehended.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2) | Edward GibbonShe could scarcely reconcile this acute, self-contained man with the enthusiast and comedian she had seen in the Cure's garden.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete | Gilbert Parker
British Dictionary definitions for enthusiast
/ (ɪnˈθjuːzɪˌæst) /
a person filled with or motivated by enthusiasm; fanatic
archaic a religious visionary, esp one whose zeal for religion is extravagant or unbalanced
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