Word Frequency
fanatic (fəˈnætɪk
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Definitions
noun
- a person whose enthusiasm or zeal for something is extreme or beyond normal limits
- (informal) a person devoted to a particular hobby or pastime; fan ⇒
a jazz fanatic
adjective
- a variant of fanatical
Word Origin
C16: from Latin fānāticus belonging to a temple, hence, inspired by a god, frenzied, from fānum templeSynonyms
View thesaurus entryQuotations including 'fanatic'
"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject"
Translations for 'fanatic'
- British English: fanatic If you describe someone as a fanatic, you disapprove of them because you consider their behaviour or opinions to be very extreme.I am not a religious fanatic but I am a man of faith.fəˈnætɪk NOUN
- Arabic: مُتَعَصِّب
- Brazilian Portuguese: fanático fanática
- Chinese: 狂热者
- Croatian: fanatik
- Czech: fanatik fanatička
- Danish: fanatiker
- Dutch: fanaticus
- European Spanish: fanático fanática
- Finnish: kiihkoilija
- French: fanatique
- German: Fanatiker Fanatikerin
- Greek: φανατικός φανατική
- Italian: fanatico fanatica
- Japanese: 熱狂者
- Korean: 광신자
- Norwegian: fanatiker
- Polish: fanatyk fanatyczka
- Portuguese: fanático fanática
- Romanian: fanatic fanatic, fanatică, fanatici, fanatice
- Russian: фанатик фанатичка
- Spanish: fanático fanática
- Swedish: fanatisk fanatiskt
- Thai: ผู้คลั่งไคล้
- Turkish: fanatik
- Ukrainian: фанатик
- Vietnamese: người cuồng tín
Example Sentences Including 'fanatic'
But waking up next to a bald Dr Who fanatic is something every self-respecting young person should do at least once.Spiked (2002)
First you take on my Raiders, and then you subdue a Karien fanatic with a few words.TREASON KEEP (2001)
One fellow in Chicago, the buyer for a large department store chain, was a football fanatic.Going For It!: How to Succeed As an Entrepreneur
Owen's Glaswegian uncle Terry Donnelly, who died recently at the age of 69, was a Celtic fanatic.Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2003)
She was a health fanatic , excepting for booze and cigarettes.Seize the Reckless Wind
The overwhelming presumption was that a Muslim girl has been murdered by the trigger-happy police in a state ruled by a Hindu fanatic.Samachar (2004)
The prince is a polo fanatic who has played the sport with the Prince of Wales, said to be a personal friend.Glasgow Herald (2001)
There's a much simpler explanation than some religious fanatic luring her there to kill her.YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
XSN SPORTS - For the sports fanatic , Xbox has created XSN Sports, the ultimate in virtual sport leagues.Edmonton Sun (2003)
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