Someone who likes a particular type of music,sport,book etc
Lover Enthusiast
Freak devotee
Fan
Lover [n C]
Be a lover of Mr Roach was a lover of the arts and had a particular passion for classical music. \jazz/art/animal etc lover Every jazz lover , at some time in their life, has dreamed of visiting New Orleans. Great lover(=Someone whi likes or cares about something very much)Miss Bardot has gained the reputation of being a great animal lover.
Freak fitness/health-food/jazz etc Freak (= an informal word: someone who is extremely interested in fitness etc) [n C]
Raw vegtables in fitness and nuts have always been a favourite with health-food freaks.\Jack isn’t wild about pop music, But Jason is a real reggae٭ freak.
reggae٭: noun a style of popular music with a strongly accented subsidiary beat, originating in Jamaica.
Fan someone who likes a particular performer or activity very much, and watches or listens to them as often as possible [n C]
The fans shouted and screamed as Michael Jackson walked onto the stage. \opera/jazz/baseball etc fan Gina loved going to the theatre and was a great opera fan.
\be a big/great fan of (=have an extremely strong likeing for) I’ve never been a big fan of TV shows.
Enthusiast someone who likes a subject, activity, performer etc very much, is very interested in them and knows a lot about them [n C]
Football/film/jazz etc enthusiast
Real enthusisats are willing to pay up to $12,000 for an original copy of the book.
Devotee someone who likes something sych as art or literature so much that they spend a lot of their time and money on it [n C]
He’s and devotee of old Hollywoods movies