aficionado

noun

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.

   “To the "closet" taxonomist and aficionado of nomenclatural exercises, such emphasis may seem an intrusion.”

   “A journey along the Conwy Valley line is one to savour for aficionados of scenic railways.”

   “The marketing of this relatively new money has so far been limited mostly to ads on trade websites and targeted pushes on social media, where aficionados swap meme-fueled in-jokes about coin values rocketing to the moon.”