noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a fitness fanatic informal (= someone who likes exercising a lot )
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My son's something of a fitness fanatic, and works out every day.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
religious
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Pathans are very very orthodox and sometimes religious fanatics .
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Born dirt-poor in a southern town to religious fanatics , he was raised on the Bible and the taunts of others.
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In December 1980, there was a serious outbreak of rioting by religious fanatics in the northern city of Kano.
■ NOUN
fitness
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I liked him instantly, especially as he was a fitness fanatic and his body was solid and taut.
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Given popular perceptions of the paparazzi, Young is surprisingly clean-living: a non-drinking, non-smoking, fitness fanatic .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Gandhi was killed by a religious fanatic .
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Her religious fanaticism has alienated most of her old friends.
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His parents were religious fanatics who didn't allow him to play with other children.
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Pro-Fascist fanatics have continued their attacks on foreigners.
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Ron's an exercise fanatic .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But like most people who use these things, I tend not to be a fanatic about the instructions.
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For fishing fanatics, the rivers estuaries and coast offer endless opportunities.
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These highly mobile skirmishers can be used to draw Goblin fanatics out of their units prior to a charge by more heavily armed troops.