Faddist

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fad \Fad\ (f[a^]d), n. [Cf. {Faddle}.]
     1. A hobby; freak; whim.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              It is your favorite fad to draw plans. --G. Eliot.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. a practise followed enthusiastically by a number of people
        for a limited period of time; as, the latest fad in
        fashion.
  
     Syn: craze; mania.
          [PJC] -- {Fad"dist}, n.
          -- {Fad"dish}, a.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  faddist \faddist\ n.
     a person who subscribes to a variety of fads.
     [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  faddist
       n : a person who subscribes to a variety of fads

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  28 Moby Thesaurus words for "faddist":
     addict, bug, collector, craze, demon, eager beaver, energumen,
     enthusiast, fad, faddiness, faddishness, faddism, fanatic, fiend,
     freak, great one for, hobbyist, hound, infatuate, novelty, nut,
     pursuer, rage, rhapsodist, sucker for, visionary, wrinkle,
     zealot