aficionado[noun]Synonyms: addict, buff, devotee, fan, habitué, hound, lover, votary
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
a‧fi‧cio‧na‧do /əˌfɪʃəˈnɑːdəʊ $ -doʊ/
noun (
plural aficionados)
[countable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Spanish;
Origin: past participle of aficionar 'to cause to like', from afición 'affection']
someone who is very interested in a particular activity or subject and knows a lot about it
aficionado of an aficionado of fine food [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲