fanatic

//fəˈnætɪk//
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Noun

fanaticSingular
fanaticsPlural
1

A person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal, especially for an extreme religious or political cause.

The political fanatic refused to listen to any opposing views.

2

A person with an obsessive enthusiasm or interest in a particular activity, subject, or hobby.

My brother is a fitness fanatic who goes to the gym every day.

Adjective

fanaticCanonical form
1

Filled with or expressing excessive zeal; fanatical.

His fanatic devotion to the cause worried his family.

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