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

This week, tens of thousands of creative connoisseurs, collectors, and art enthusiasts descended on Los Angeles for fairs, gallery dinners, and other Art Week events. —Payton Turkeltaub, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2026

Unfortunately for lunar enthusiasts in Africa and Europe, the spectacle will not be visible there. —Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 2 Mar. 2026

Perfect for homeowners, garden enthusiasts or anyone curious about water-wise landscape design. —Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026

Dubbed ’Lo Heads or ’Lo Lifes, this enthusiast group emerged in the pre-gentrified Brooklyn of the early 1990s, drawing young people who saw the Ralph Lauren lifestyle as aspirational. —Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 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

• iconoclast
• osteoblast
• osteoclast
• aghast
• amassed
• biassed
• broadcast
• bypassed
• downcast
• forecast
• foremast
• harassed

Kids Definition

enthusiast

noun

en·​thu·​si·​ast in-ˈth(y)ü-zē-ˌast 

-əst

: a person filled with enthusiasm