enthusiast

noun

en·​thu·​si·​ast in-ˈthü-zē-ˌast 

-əst, 

en-

also -ˈthyü-

: a person filled with enthusiasm: such as

a

: one who is ardently attached to a cause, object, or pursuit

a sports car enthusiast

b

: one who tends to become ardently absorbed in an interest

Synonyms of enthusiast

• lover
• fan
• sucker
• fanatic

Examples of enthusiast in a Sentence

skiing enthusiasts can't wait for the first snowfall of the season

Recent Examples on the Web

If enough collectors and performance enthusiasts step forward, Peugeot is ready to open the order books. — New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026

This thesis was already borne out earlier this year, when a wave of AI enthusiasts bought Mac Minis in order to set up personal AI agents through the open-source project OpenClaw. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

At Microsoft’s event in San Francisco last week, the company reiterated its vision for Windows as the operating system of the future, albeit one primarily for developers, enthusiasts, and gamers. — Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026

Aviation enthusiast Darren Campion flew into Burbank on Monday to experience the new terminal on opening day. — Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

earlier, "person claiming to receive divine communication or inspiration, member of a putative early Christian sect making such claims," borrowed from Late Greek enthousiastḗs, going back to Greek, "person possessed by a god," from enthousiad-, stem of enthousiázein "to be inspired or possessed by a god" + -tēs, agent suffix — more at enthusiasm

First Known Use

1748, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for enthusiast

• chloroplast
• epiblast
• fibroblast
• opencast
• overcast
• protoplast
• rebroadcast
• telecast
• trophoblast
• ultrafast
• unsurpassed
• aghast

Kids Definition

enthusiast

noun

en·​thu·​si·​ast in-ˈth(y)ü-zē-ˌast 

-əst

: a person filled with enthusiasm