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frother

frother

9.6
A person who is very excited about an activity and does it a lot
  • noun
  • Australian
translation icon : entusiasta
  • Jake is a real frother when it comes to surfing and never misses a good wave.

Examples

  • As a frother for live music, she attends every concert in town.

  • The club is full of frothers who talk about mountain biking all day long.

  • He is a real frother when it comes to surfing.

  • Those frothers at the rugby match were so loud!

  • Jake is a true frother when it comes to surfing, always chasing the biggest waves.

  • The club is filled with frothers who passionately discuss their favorite mountain biking trails.

  • As a dedicated frother for live music, she rarely misses a concert in her city.

Synonyms

fan
vsfrother
∞ 1.0

A person who likes and supports a singer, team, or show

is similarly strong but is informal and regionally used
enthusiast
vsfrother
81 3.4

A person who is very interested and excited about a hobby or subject

is more extreme and informal in regional usage
fiend
vsfrother
  • Informal
35 7.5

A person who loves something and spends a lot of time on it

is extreme but carries an implied irrational or negative sense
fancier
vsfrother
15 7.4

A person who loves and cares for a specific animal or thing as a hobby

is more extreme and informal rather than hobbyist and formal
superfan
vsfrother
  • Informal
4 4.1

A person who really loves and supports a singer, team, or show

is equally extreme but used informally in a specific region

How Enthusiastic

fanatic
8 4.3
frother
  • Australian
9.6
aficionado
27 7.7
enthusiast
81 3.4
fan
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

frother singular
frothers plural

Morphology

frother = froth (semi-transparent) = froth + er

The -er noun is recognizable, but the sense 'enthusiast' is a metaphorical slang extension rather than a literal producer of froth.

Etymology

Frother in Australian and New Zealand English is slang for someone very excited about an activity. One helpful way to remember it is to think of froth as 'bubbling' excitement, so a frother is a person whose interest keeps bubbling over.