These answers for “Enthusiast” come directly from completed puzzles where clues matched closely, offering a shortlist of possibilities that have been successfully used before.
Likely Answers:
- LOVER
- DEVOTEE
- FAN
- ZEALOT
- BUFF
- NUT
- MANIAC
- ADDICT
- NERD
- ADHERENT
- WONK
- FANATIC
- GEEK
- FIEND
- FREAK
- AMATEUR
Synonyms and Definitions
LOVER
- Synonyms: buff, devotee, fan
DEVOTEE
- Synonyms: lover
FAN
- Synonyms: rooter, sports fan, winnow
- Definition: an apparatus that generates airflow through the motion of one or more surfaces
ZEALOT
- Synonyms: drumbeater, partisan
BUFF
- Synonyms: buffer, buffet, burnish, caramel, caramel brown, furbish, raw sienna, yellowish brown
NUT
- Synonyms: addict, ball, ballock, bollock, crackpot, crank, egg, en, freak, fruitcake, junkie, junky, nut case, orchis, screwball, testicle, testis
MANIAC
- Synonyms: lunatic, madman, maniacal
ADDICT
- Synonyms: hook, nut
NERD
- Synonyms: dweeb, grind, swot, wonk
ADHERENT
- Synonyms: disciple
WONK
- Synonyms: nerd
FANATIC
- Synonyms: fanatical, fiend, overzealous, rabid
GEEK
- Synonyms: eccentric, eccentric person, flake, oddball
FIEND
- Synonyms: daemon, daimon, demon, devil, fanatic, monster, ogre
FREAK
- Synonyms: freak out, gross out, lusus naturae, monstrosity
AMATEUR
- Synonyms: amateurish, inexpert, recreational, unpaid, unskilled