📖 Definitions of "Aficionado"
noun
- 1
An amateur bullfighter.
- 2
A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity (originally bullfighting); a fan or devotee.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Aficionado"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| fannoun | A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself. |
| devoteenoun | An ardent enthusiast or admirer. |
| afficionadonoun | Alternative spelling of aficionado (“one who likes, knows about, and appreciates an interest”). [(obsolete) An amateur bullfighter.] |
| aficionadanoun | (rare) A devoted female admirer; a female aficionado. |
| amateurnoun | A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, science, or art (such as music or painting), especially one who cultivates any study, interest, taste, or attachment without engaging in it professionally. |
| matadorenoun | Dated form of matador. [(bullfighting) The person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight.] |
| bullfighternoun | One who engages in bullfighting; a toreador or matador. |
| amatuernoun | Misspelling of amateur. [(now rare) A lover of something.] |
| admiratornoun | (archaic) An admirer; one who admires. |
| shooternoun | Someone who shoots something; a gunner, archer, etc. |
| supporternoun | A person who gives support to someone or something. |
| amatricenoun | (rare) A female amateur. |
| dilettantenoun | An amateur, someone who dabbles in a field out of casual interest rather than as a profession or serious interest. |
| railfannoun | (US) A railway enthusiast. |
| enthusiastnoun | A person filled with or guided by enthusiasm. |
| boosternoun | Something that boosts. |
| abettornoun | One that abets an offender; one that incites; instigates; encourages. |
| nonprofessional | Not professional; amateur. |
| curiosonoun | A collector or admirer of curios. |
| amateusenoun | A female amateur. |
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