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also afficionado
as in enthusiast
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
an aficionado of the sci-fi series who has seen all the movies several times
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That herbalist turns out to be… murderess and blood-magic aficionado Geillis Duncan, played once more by Lotte Verbeek!
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Nov. 2024
Those residences have become increasingly popular among midcentury aficionados.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2024
Interior-design aficionados, meanwhile, will adore Ben Pentreath’s An English Vision, celebrating timeless style; or Patrick Mauriès’s Karl Lagerfeld: A Life in Houses, which takes readers inside the late designer’s iconic homes.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
Reason for Ranking: A must-watch for Hitchcock aficionados.
—Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Nov. 2024
Those residences have become increasingly popular among midcentury aficionados.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2024
Interior-design aficionados, meanwhile, will adore Ben Pentreath’s An English Vision, celebrating timeless style; or Patrick Mauriès’s Karl Lagerfeld: A Life in Houses, which takes readers inside the late designer’s iconic homes.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
Reason for Ranking: A must-watch for Hitchcock aficionados.
—Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Aficionado.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aficionado. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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