fanatic

S3 W2

BrE /ˈfænətɪk/ AmE /ˈfænətɪk/

noun / adjective en → es

1 ENTHUSIAST [C] B1

a person who likes or supports a particular sport, team, singer, etc., very much and often shows this in an enthusiastic way

fanático, seguidor entusiasta

  • a fanatic of something

Collocations football fanatics · music fanatics

  • He's a real football fanatic.

    Es un verdadero fanático del fútbol.

2 EXTREMIST [C] B2

a person who has very strong beliefs about something and is willing to do extreme things because of these beliefs, especially when this causes problems for other people

extremista, fanático

  • a fanatic of something

Collocations political fanatics · religious fanatics

  • The group is led by a religious fanatic.

    El grupo está liderado por un fanático religioso.

3 EXTREME [adj] B2

very strong or extreme in the way that someone feels about something; showing very strong feelings

extremo, excesivo

  • be fanatic about something

Collocations fanatic about cleanliness · fanatic about food quality

  • She's fanatic about her appearance.

    Ella es extremadamente obsesiva con su apariencia.