Upper-Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #1266 of 1319

enthusiast (n.)

a keen fan

Examples

  • A chess enthusiast.

Key rules

  • An enthusiast is a person who is very keen on a subject
  • A chess enthusiast, a keen enthusiast
  • Enthusiast is countable

Use cases

  • Hobbies
  • Sports
  • Interests
💡 Tip: Enthusiasm is the noun for keen interest.
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