aficionado

For the serious aficionado, there are intricate tactical breakdowns and opaque stats like expected goals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

"I'm not really a musical expert or aficionado," he says.

From BBC ● May 24, 2026

If he’s an aficionado of fiction, there’s quite a few in the latest Booker Prize shortlist.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 17, 2026

I’m more aficionado than maniac, but I find them endlessly listenable, rewatchable — they just look great, for one thing — and interesting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2025

She was the first to speak and declared, “Any school that could produce such a well-rounded aficionado of ferns must be doing a superb job. I vote to keep Swanburne Swanburne!”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

He went to bat for gummy aficionados during oral argument.

From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026

Thrust into a position that was not his, Bradley had to endure the jeers of frenzied aficionados at the start of his professional career, along with spitting and tossed coins.

From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026

Some aficionados would still prefer the real thing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

So far, so forgettable for those fans who aren't MLS aficionados.

From BBC ● May 5, 2026

Those who were aficionados could always get rooms even when the hotel was full.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway