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also afficionado
as in enthusiast
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
an aficionado of the sci-fi series who has seen all the movies several times
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Even if these Redbox machines are technically free, getting the 890-pound hunk of metal into your home requires quite a bit of physical effort (not to mention space), but these tech aficionados see many unexpected possibilities for these pieces of media history.
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Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
Pickup aficionados who are concerned about climate change will naturally gravitate to the most efficient models, but all should feel entitled to ignore minor variations in electric fuel economy when customizing their Rivian pickup.
—Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
Film aficionados should actually head about 30 minutes out from downtown Chicago to the city of Evanston, Illinois (home of Northwestern University).
—Nerdwallet, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2024
Good news for shopping aficionados everywhere: Even though the holiday weekend is over, the best Amazon Cyber Monday deals are just getting started.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Aficionado.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aficionado. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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