enthusiast

n.

1. One who is filled with enthusiasm; one who is ardently absorbed in an interest or pursuit: a baseball enthusiast.
2. A zealot; a fanatic.

[Greek enthousiastēs, possessed person, from enthousiazein, to be inspired. See enthusiasm.]

A person who enjoys using computers and electronic equipment. Enthusiasts like technology and are willing to learn more of the ins and outs of a product than the average consumer, who just wants to use it. An enthusiast is more like a "prosumer." See consumer and prosumer.

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noun

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

n

Definition: person active in interest
Antonyms: critic, detractor, pessimist

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - entusiast, sværmer, fantast

Nederlands (Dutch)
liefhebber, dweper

Français (French)
n. - passionné, enthousiaste

Deutsch (German)
n. - Enthusiast, Anhänger

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - θαυμαστής, θιασώτης

Italiano (Italian)
entusiasta

Português (Portuguese)
n. - entusiasta (m) (f)

Русский (Russian)
энтузиаст, приверженец

Español (Spanish)
n. - entusiasta, aficionado, amigo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - entusiast, eldsjäl

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
热心家, 爱好者, 狂热者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 熱心家, 愛好者, 狂熱者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 열광자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 熱中している人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المتحمس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מתלהב, חסיד, חוזה-חזיונות‬

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