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‖ aficionado|afiθioˈnaðo; anglicized as əfɪsɪəˈnɑːdəʊ|
Pl. -os.
[Sp. = amateur, f. pa. pple. of aficionar to become fond of, f. afición affection.]
A devotee of bull-fighting; by extension an ardent follower of any hobby or activity.
1845R. Ford Handbk. Travellers in Spain i. ii. 178 This sham fight is despised by the torero and aficionado, who aspire only to be in at the death. 1902W. D. Howells Lit. & Life iii. 58 The last [bull] was uncommonly fierce, and when his hindquarters came off or out, his forequarters charged joyously among the aficionados on the prisoners' side. 1957Times 12 Oct. 7/6 The bull-fight is the most Spanish of spectacles... Some old aficionados will go so far as to say that it is dying.
1882C. G. Leland Gypsies 25 The aficionados, or Romany ryes, by whom I mean those scholars who are fond of studying life and language from the people themselves. 1928F. O. Lindley Diplomat off Duty iv. 64 All amateurs, or to use a much more expressive Spanish word, aficionados, of bathing agree that the full flavour of the pastime is only tasted in beautiful surroundings. 1948J. Steinbeck Russian Jrnl. (1949) iii. 37 A little swing band was led by Ed Gilmore, who is a swing aficionado. 1957Technology Apr. 70/3 The aficionados of science fiction and golf. 1959J. Wain Trav. Woman 41, I didn't tell you I had a son who was an aficionado of railways, did I? |