n.

1. One who is ardently devoted to something; an enthusiast or advocate: a devotee of sports.
2. An ardent or fanatical adherent of a religion.

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noun

1. A person who is ardently devoted to a particular subject or activity: bug, enthusiast, fanatic, maniac, zealot. Informal buff², fan², fiend. Slang freak, nut. See concern/unconcern.
2. One who ardently admires: admirer, enthusiast, fancier, lover. Informal fan². See like/dislike, love/hatred, praise/blame.
3. One zealously devoted to a religion: enthusiast, fanatic, sectary, votary, zealot. See belief/unbelief, love/hatred, religion.

n

Definition: ardent supporter; fan
Antonyms: adversary, antagonist, enemy

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IN BRIEF: A person who has given him or herself up to something or someone.

She is a devotee of baseball.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fan, fanatiker

Nederlands (Dutch)
liefhebber, aanhanger (van religieuze groepering), dweper

Français (French)
n. - passionné, partisan, adepte, fervent

Deutsch (German)
n. - Verehrer, (fanatischer) Anhänger, Liebhaber

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λάτρης, θαυμαστής, (ένθερμος) οπαδός

Italiano (Italian)
ammiratore, tifoso, appassionato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - devoto (m), beato (m)

Русский (Russian)
поклонник, приверженец

Español (Spanish)
n. - admirador, devoto, partidario, fanático, amante, querido

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - dyrkare

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
热爱家, 皈依者, 献身者

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 熱愛家, 皈依者, 獻身者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 광신도, 헌신자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 熱愛者, 狂信家, 帰依者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الشخص المتعلق بشئ بشدة, الشخص الذي يؤمن بشدة بدين أو نظريه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חסיד, חובב, קנאי‬

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