Definition of "aficionado"

aficionado

/əˌfɪʃ.(j)əˈnɑː.dəʊ/

noun
plural aficionados or aficionadoes or (rare, hypercorrect) aficionadi
1. (obsolete) An amateur bullfighter.
2. A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity (originally bullfighting); a fan or devotee.
  Quotations
  To the "closet" taxonomist and aficionado of nomenclatural exercises, such emphasis may seem an intrusion.
  1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, page ix
  A journey along the Conwy Valley line is one to savour for aficionados of scenic railways.
  2020 August 26, Andrew Mourant, “Reinforced against future flooding”, in Rail, page 58