aficionado
Americannoun
plural
aficionadosnoun
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an ardent supporter or devotee
a jazz aficionado
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a devotee of bullfighting
Etymology
Origin of aficionado
First recorded in 1835–45; from Spanish: literally, “amateur,” past participle -ado ( -ate 1 ) of aficionar “to engender affection,” equivalent to afición affection 1 + -ar infinitive suffix
Example Sentences
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“Man on the Run” is chock-full of unseen archival footage — the kind that McCartney aficionados will relish as Neville paints a revealing picture of the musician’s post-Beatles challenges.
From Salon
He could move with the grace of the tango aficionado he became or with the slow, pained gait of the cancer-ridden editor he played in “The Paper.”
From Los Angeles Times
For aficionados of video art, “What a Wonderful World” is an overdue foray into the United States.
From Los Angeles Times
If he’s an aficionado of fiction, there’s quite a few in the latest Booker Prize shortlist.
From MarketWatch
Other ideas being bandied about by automobile aficionados: requiring residents to put standard tags on one car before getting historic tags for another, to show drivers have a legal everyday ride.
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