fan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /fæn/
text: Audio (Southern England)
ipa: /faːn/
ipa: [fɛən]
ipa: [feən]
ipa: [fɛːn]
rhymes: -æn
homophone: faan
homophone: fanne
Forms: form: fans
form: fen
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s
Proto-Italic *faznom
Latin fānum
Latin -ātus
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Italic *-kos
Latin -cus
Latin -icus
Latin -āticus
Latin fānāticuslbor.
Latin fānāticuslbor.
French fanatiqueinflu.
English fanatic
English fancyinflu.
English fan
Clipping of fanatic, originally in US baseball slang. Possibly influenced by fancy (“group of sport or hobby enthusiasts”), i.e. fancy boy (“fan”).
Senses: examples: text: I am a big fan of libraries.
text: I am a big fan of cricket.
glosses: A person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport.
Synonyms: word: admirer
word: aficionado
word: buff
word: connoisseur
word: enthusiast
word: devotee
word: maniac
word: fan
word: fanatic
word: fancier
word: fancy
word: fiend
word: freak
word: geek
word: junkie
word: partisan
word: rooter
word: zealot
Hypernyms: word: follower
word: person
Hyponyms: word: for names of different fans
word: members of fan subcultures
word: fan of fiction
word: sports fan
word: fanboy
word: fangirl
word: fantard
word: Beatlemaniac
word: Belieber
word: dittohead
word: Juggalo
word: Juggalette
word: Mameluke
word: Mansonite
word: megafan
word: Numanoid
word: otaku
word: stan
word: superfan
word: trash
word: trufan
word: uberfan
Derived terms: sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: acafan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: actifan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: Anglofan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: anti-fan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: anti-fandom
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: bandwagon fan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: Batfan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
english: Big Name Fan
translation: Big Name Fan
word: BNF
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: Callafan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: confan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: crifanac
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: Cumberfan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: eofan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: faan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fair-weather fan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fair weather fan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fake fan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fakefan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanac
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanarchist
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanart
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fan base
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanblog
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanboy
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanbrat
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fancam
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fan car
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fancast
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fan cast
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanchant
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fan club
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fancruft
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fandemonium
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fandom
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fandub
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fandumb
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: faned
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanfest
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fan fiction
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanfilm
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fangal
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fangame
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fangirl
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanhood
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: Fanilow
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: Fanilton
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fankid
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fankind
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanlation
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanless
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fan letter
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanling
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanlisting
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanlore
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanmade
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanmag
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fan mail
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanmeeting
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanmix
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
english: female fan of science fiction
translation: female fan of science fiction
word: fanne
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: Fannibal
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fannish
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanon
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fan page
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanpage
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanpire
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fans are slans
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanservice
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanship
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fansign
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fansigning
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fansite
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanslation
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanslator
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: Fanson
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanspeak
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fansplain
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanstuff
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fansub
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fantagonism
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fantard
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fantrepreneur
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fantroll
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanventure
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanvid
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanwank
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanwankery
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanware
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanwear
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanwork
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanwriter
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanwriting
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanzine
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fanzone
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: femfan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: femme fan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
english: Fandom Is A Way Of Life
translation: Fandom Is A Way Of Life
word: FIAWOL
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
english: Fandom Is Just A Goddamn Hobby
translation: Fandom Is Just A Goddamn Hobby
word: FIJAGH
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: fringefan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: furfan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: Hamilfan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: HitlerFan1488
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: i-fan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: ifan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: litfan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: lolfan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: mediafan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: megafan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: Mirfanda
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: neofan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: nonfan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: passifan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: Phan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: Pokéfan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: railfan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: sports fan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: stan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: stfan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: stfanzine
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: superfan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: Transfan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: transfan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: Trekfan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: trufan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: Twifan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: uberfan
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
english: Well Known Fan
translation: Well Known Fan
word: WKF
sense: Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
word: zinefan
Related terms: word: groupie
word: Beatlemania
word: addict