enthusiast
NounWordNet 3.0
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Enthusiast \En*thu"si*ast\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. enthousiaste.] One moved or actuated by enthusiasm; as: (a) One who imagines himself divinely inspired, or possessed of some special revelation; a religious madman; a fanatic. (b) One whose mind is wholly possessed and heated by what engages it; one who is influenced by a peculiar; fervor of mind; an ardent and imaginative person. [1913 Webster]
Enthusiasts soon understand each other.— W. Irving.
Syn: Visionary; fanatic; devotee; zealot. Enthusiastic