faddist

[ fad-ist ]

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.

Other Words From

• faddism noun
• non·faddist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of faddist¹

First recorded in 1880–85; fad + -ist

Example Sentences

I knew that I was a mark for any faddist who came along, but I tried to chart my symptoms, to treat myself like a lab subject.

From The New Yorker

We knew who to thank: the health-food faddists who had taken an active dislike to gluten.

From Wall Street Journal

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

I like both coffee and butter, but this Bulletproof Coffee is more food faddist nonsense.

From New York Times

But, she added, “he expends unlimited mockery upon the anti-germ faddists and carries their theories to absurdity in practice.”

From New York Times