afficionado

noun

af·fi·cio·na·do

less common spelling of aficionado

: a person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a usually fervently pursued interest or activity : devotee

aficionados of the bullfight

movie aficionados

Examples of afficionado in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web As per its title, this underwater documentary chronicles the pioneering Australian shark afficionado Valerie Taylor. —

Chris Lee, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2021 The queen herself is also quite the gin afficionado and reportedly enjoys a cocktail of gin, dubonnet, a slice of lemon, and ice with her daily lunch. —

Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 July 2020

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