aficionado
noun/əˌfɪʃəˈnɑdoʊ/
Frequency rank: #19,089 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A person who is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about a particular activity or subject.
Example sentence
My uncle is known as the leading aficionado of classic jazz, owning thousands of vinyl records.
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