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(Entry 1 of 2)
1
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
- football fanatics are pretty much booked up for weekends from Labor Day to Super Bowl Sunday
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2
one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause
- once he joined the movement, he became a fanatic
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fanatic
adjectivevariants:
or fanatical
Synonyms & Antonyms of fanatic (Entry 2 of 2)
being very far from the center of public opinion
- because of her fanatical views, her friends know better than to try to discuss the issues with her
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The first known use of fanatic was in 1550
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