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Enthusiast vs Railfan - What's the difference?

enthusiast | railfan |

As nouns the difference between enthusiast and railfan

is that enthusiast is a person filled with or guided by enthusiasm while railfan is a railway enthusiast.

enthusiast

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person filled with or guided by enthusiasm.
  • (archaic) A person exhibiting over-zealous religious fervour.

    • Synonyms

    * addict * * amateur * fancier * fan * fanatic * fiend * freak * geek * junkie * rooter * maniac * partisan * power user (computing) * prosumer (marketing) * zealot

    Related terms

    * enthuse * enthusiasm * enthusiastic

    See also

    * -phile

    External links

    * *

    railfan

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A railway enthusiast.
  • * 1961 , Augustus Wolfman, Photo Methods for Industry
    • A previewing railfan pointed out a mistake in the animation showing articulation.
  • * 1975 , Paul B Cors, Railroads
    • From my own experience, I cannot say how one becomes a railfan ...
  • * 1989 , M Thomas Inge, Handbook of American Popular Culture
    • A number of US and Canadian book dealers regularly channel British titles to railfan collectors...

    Synonyms

    * ferroequinologist, gunzel (Australia), railbuff, trainiac (informal), trainspotter

    Derived terms

    * railfanning