different between enthusiast vs homebrew

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????????? (enthousiast?s, “an enthusiast, a zealot”), from ???????????? (enthousiázein, “(intransitive) be inspired or possessed by a god, be rapt, be in ecstasy, (transitive) inspire”): see enthusiasm.

Pronunciation

• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /?n???u?.zi??st/, /-?u?-/, /-æst/
• (Received Pronunciation, Ireland) IPA^(key): /?n???u.zi?æst/, /-???-/, /-?st/
• (General Australian, General New Zealand) IPA^(key): /??n????.zi??st/, /en-/, /-?ï?-/, /-æst/

Noun

enthusiast (plural enthusiasts)

1. A person filled with or guided by enthusiasm.

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

2. (archaic) A person exhibiting over-zealous religious fervour.

Related terms

Translations

See also

• -phile

Further reading

• enthusiast in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• enthusiast in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Tushetians, sustaineth

English

Etymology

home +? brew

Noun

homebrew (countable and uncountable, plural homebrews)

1. A beer brewed by enthusiasts rather than commercially.
2. (informal) Anything created by enthusiasts rather than commercial entities (especially video games or amateur radio equipment).
3. (Canada, sports, countable) A player who plays for the team named after their own native town.
   • 2006, David Menary, Terrier Town: Summer of ’49 (page 19)

     Homebrews, American imports, former big-leaguers—the Terriers had it all.

Translations

Verb

homebrew (third-person singular simple present homebrews, present participle homebrewing, simple past and past participle homebrewed)

1. To brew one's beer or other alcoholic beverage at home.
2. (informal) To create something as an enthusiast, rather than using a commercial option.

Synonyms

• craft beer