buff
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Dad was a bit of a history buff and I was on my first big trip away from home.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Wilson said as an actor and a movie buff, it was a thrill to see how the action sequences were put together.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
A surfer and physical fitness buff, Brambles rose through the ranks quickly, eventually becoming a supervisor in the elite Organized Crime Intelligence Division.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Justin Sosa, a 41-year-old Stones buff based in Las Vegas, has nabbed these tickets half a dozen times, with seats ranging from “the worst possible” to “a dream come true.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
A fitness buff, he would often drop to the floor of the Caltech dining hall or other public areas and do one-armed pushups to demonstrate his virility to anyone who seemed inclined to doubt it.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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