Hypertext Webster Gateway: "enthusiast"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Enthusiast \En*thu"si*ast\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. enthousiaste.]
One moved or actuated by enthusiasm; as:
(a) One who imagines himself divinely inspired, or possessed
of some special revelation; a religious madman; a
fanatic.
(b) One whose mind is wholly possessed and heated by what
engages it; one who is influenced by a peculiar; fervor
of mind; an ardent and imaginative person.
Enthusiasts soon understand each other. --W.
Irving.
Syn: Visionary; fanatic; devotee; zealot.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
enthusiast
n 1: an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or
activity [syn: {partisan}, {partizan}]
2: a person having a strong liking for something [syn: {fancier}]
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