## Meanings
1. A person who is very interested in and excited about a particular activity or subject.
2. A keen and dedicated supporter of a person, cause, or activity.

## Examples
- The festival attracts film enthusiasts from all over the country.
- He is a lifelong enthusiast for classical music.

## Synonyms
- addict
- aficionado
- amateur
- buff
- devotee
- fan
- fancier
- fiend
- freak
- junkie
- maniac
- votary

## Derived Forms
- enthusiastly
- nonenthusiast
- penthusiast

## Related Forms
- enthuse
- enthusiasm
- enthusiastic

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ἐνθουσιαστής

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιαστής (enthousiastḗs, “an enthusiast, a zealot”), from ἐνθουσιάζειν (enthousiázein, “(intransitive) be inspired or possessed by a god, be rapt, be in ecstasy, (transitive) inspire”): see enthusiasm.

## AI Etymology
Enthusiast comes from Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιαστής (enthousiastḗs, “an enthusiast, a zealot”), from ἐνθουσιάζειν (enthousiázein, “(intransitive) be inspired or possessed by a god, be rapt, be in ecstasy, (transitive) inspire”): see enthusiasm. In current use, the main senses are “A person who is very interested in and excited about a particular activity or subject” and “A keen and dedicated supporter of a person, cause, or activity”.

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