faddist

American  

[fad-ist] / ˈfæd ɪst /

noun

1. a person following a fad or given to fads, as one who seeks and adheres briefly to a passing variety of unusual diets, beliefs, etc.

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Other Word Forms

• faddism noun
• nonfaddist noun

Etymology

Origin of faddist

First recorded in 1880–85; fad + -ist

Example Sentences

When we consider the importance of both digestibility and non-digestibility in our diets, some of the scientific holes in prevailing food faddist arguments are exposed as well.

From US News • Jul. 13, 2015

Nutrition faddist John Harvey Kellogg, whose sanatorium briefly embraced Fletcherism, tried to re-enliven mealtimes by hiring a quartette to sing “The Chewing Song,” an original Kellogg composition, while diners grimly toiled.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2013

One infantryman is a vaudevillian who does imitations of movie stars; another is a musclebound health faddist whose casual rejection of a man-eating mademoiselle's advances comes straight out of Li'l Abner.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the basis of this evidence it would be easy to kiss off the play as just another sample of faddist effluvia.

From Time Magazine Archive

She was a broad-minded woman, and able to steer successfully between being a crank or faddist on the one hand, or a "stick-in-the-mud" on the other.

From Loyal to the School by Brazil, Angela