aficionado
nounUK /əˌfɪʃ.(j)əˈnɑː.dəʊ/ · US /əˌfɪʃ.(j)əˈnɑ.doʊ/
Etymology Borrowed from Spanish aficionado (“fan, amateur”), past participle of aficionar (“to inspire fondness in someone, to get someone interested in something”). Doublet of affectionate.
1
Obsolete An amateur bullfighter.
2
A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity (originally bullfighting); a fan or devotee.
- To the "closet" taxonomist and aficionado of nomenclatural exercises, such emphasis may seem an intrusion.1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page ix:
- A journey along the Conwy Valley line is one to savour for aficionados of scenic railways.2020 August 26, Andrew Mourant, “Reinforced against future flooding”, in Rail, page 58:
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- The marketing of this relatively new money has so far been limited mostly to ads on trade websites and targeted pushes on social media, where aficionados swap meme-fueled in-jokes about coin values rocketing to the moon.2021 July 7, Tiffany Hsu, Coral Murphy Marcos, “Cryptocurrency Seeks the Spotlight, With Spike Lee’s Help”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 05 Nov 2021:
- Derived terms
- nonaficionado
- Related terms
- aficionada