Buff
Buff noun - A person with a strong and habitual liking for something.
Usage example: he's such a film buff that he owns over 3,000 movies
Fan is a synonym for buff in enthusiast topic. In some cases you can use "Fan" instead a noun "Buff", when it comes to topics like lover, addict, concern, expert. popular alternative
Fan
Fan noun - A person with a strong and habitual liking for something.
Usage example: lifelong fans of country and western music
Buff is a synonym for fan in lover topic. You can use "Buff" instead a noun "Fan", if it concerns topics such as addict, devotee, concern, person enthusiastic about an interest. informal substitute
Nearby Word: fanatic
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old buff | old fan |
| short | short buff | short fan |
| true | true buff | true fan |
| single | single buff | single fan |
| Other adjectives: small, strong, actual, massive, large, big, serious, huge, famous, new, major, avid, general, random, occasional, comic, western. | ||
Common collocations
| ego | buff ego | fan ego |
Both words in one sentence
- Roger Daltrey was a big Elvis Presley fan as a kid and has at least once mentioned that he's a bit of a history buff.
Source: One Of Us / Musical Freaks -
Likewise, Albert Kaussner from The Langoliers, a spaghetti western buff and Indiana Jones fan with a yarmulke on his head.
Source: Jewish and Nerdy - John Sheridan is a baseball fan and is lampshaded as a "bit of a history buff".
Source: Good Old Ways
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