fan

fan
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noun
1 enjoys watching/listening to sb/sth very much
ADJECTIVE
▪ adoring, ardent, avid, big, dedicated, devoted, great, huge, keen (esp. BrE), loyal, number-one, real, true
▪

I'm a big fan of Italian food.

▪

one of the team's biggest fans

▪

The singer says her dad is her number one fan.

▪ lifelong, long-time
▪ diehard, hard-core
▪

Only diehard Tolkien fans will enjoy this book.

▪ obsessive, rabid (humorous, esp. AmE)
▪

a film that millions of rabid fans have waited years to see

▪

The actress is asking the court to protect her from an obsessive fan.

▪ casual (esp. AmE)
▪ armchair (BrE)
▪

For armchair fans back home, it was one of the highlights of the Olympics.

▪ baseball, basketball, cricket, football, racing, rugby, soccer, sports, etc.
▪ jazz, music, rock, etc.
▪ film (esp. BrE), movie (esp. AmE)
▪ home (esp. BrE)
▪

The goal was greeted by jubilation from the home fans.

▪ away (BrE), travelling (BrE), visiting (esp. BrE)
▪ opposing, opposition (BrE), rival (esp. BrE)
▪

There were clashes between opposing fans after the game.

VERB + FAN
▪ be, become
▪

I'm a big fan of her music.

▪ delight, please, satisfy
▪

The big band sound of Syd Lawrence and his Orchestra will delight fans.

▪ attract
▪ alienate
▪ disappoint, let down
▪

Fans will not be disappointed.

FAN + VERB
▪ flock, gather, turn out, turn up
▪

Tennis fans flocked to Wimbledon.

▪

More than 40 000 fans turned up for the 12-hour event.

▪ pack sth, pack into sth
▪

Over 120 000 fans packed into the stadium.

▪ line up (esp. AmE), queue (BrE), queue up (BrE), wait
▪ watch sth
▪ applaud (sb/sth), boo (sb/sth), chant sth, cheer (sb/sth)
▪

Over 25 000 fans applauded both teams off the field.

▪ clamour/clamor (for sth)
▪

Hundreds of fans clamoured/clamored to catch a glimpse of the star.

FAN + NOUN
▪ club, site, website
▪ letter, mail
▪ fiction
▪

I have a piece of fan fiction on their website.

▪ base
▪

The show has an extensive and loyal fan base.

2 machine that creates a current of air
ADJECTIVE
▪ electric
▪ cooling
▪ extractor
▪ ceiling, overhead
FAN + VERB
▪ blow
▪

a fan blowing cold air

FAN + NOUN
▪ belt, blade, heater (esp. BrE)
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verb
Fan is used with these nouns as the object: ↑fire, ↑flame

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