Synonyms:
enthusiast, partisan, partizan
Meaning: an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
Usage examples
This was Jeff, always an enthusiast; but we could agree with him fully.
A wild enthusiast, William Vaughan, urged Governor Shirley of Massachusetts to make an immediate counter-attack.
Though I am fully persuaded that he was some fanatical enthusiast, well meaning perhaps, but utterly ignorant of true piety; yet I could not forbear weeping at his words, spoken so unexpectedly at that particular period."
"As a rule," he began, "you've been a great enthusiast over baseball, and I didn't think you'd let a slight cold keep you away from practice. Exercise is one of the best remedies for a cold, if a person takes care of himself when he's through exercising."