zealot
Other forms: zealots
The hamburger zealot was so fanatical about his burgers that he camped outside his favorite fast-food joint for hours every morning, waiting for it to open. And he would never put mustard on them, only ketchup.
The original zealots were a group of first-century Jews who were absolutely determined to overthrow Roman rule in Palestine. Today, anyone who goes overboard in their zeal, or enthusiasm, for a particular cause, a religion, a sports team, or a charitable organization — can be called a zealot. The coffee lover was a zealot regarding where his coffee was grown, who grew it, and how it was roasted.
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a fervent and even militant proponent of somethingsynonyms: drumbeater, partisantypes:bigota prejudiced person who is intolerant of other people's opinions or beliefschauvinista person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kindantifeministsomeone who does not believe in the social or economic or political equality of men and womenhomophobea person who hates or fears homosexual people
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