(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
A ~ event or action is one that is a very unusual or extreme example of its type.
Weir broke his leg in a ~ accident playing golf...
ADJ: ADJ n
2.
If you describe someone as a particular kind of ~, you are emphasizing that they are very enthusiastic about a thing or activity, and often seem to think about nothing else. (INFORMAL)
Oat bran became the darling of health ~s last year.
...computer ~s.
= fanatic
N-COUNT: n N
see also control ~
3.
People are sometimes referred to as ~s when their behaviour or attitude is very different from that of the majority of people.
Not so long ago, transsexuals were regarded as ~s.
N-COUNT disapproval
4.
If you refer to someone as a ~, you mean that they are physically abnormal in some way. This use could cause offence.
N-COUNT disapproval