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fan

/fæn/noun, verb1 syllable

Fan means: an ardent follower and admirer.

Synonyms for fan18

noun, as in an ardent follower and admirer

buff, devotee, lover

noun, as in an enthusiastic devotee of sports

sports fan, rooter

verb, as in blow away or off with a current of air

winnow

also used for fan

admirer, aficionado, connoisseur, enthusiast, maniac, fanatic, fancier, fancy, fiend, freak, geek, junkie

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What does fan mean?7

noun

1

an ardent follower and admirer

2

an enthusiastic devotee of sports

3

a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces

verb

1

blow away or off with a current of air“winnow chaff”

2

strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)

3

make (an emotion) fiercer“fan hatred”

4

agitate the air

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with fan?25

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All 25 rhymes for fan, grouped by syllable

Fan in a sentence

  • Ironically, the fan shop gets really warm in the summer.espamatics
  • Being a fan means supporting your team – win, lose, or draw.sundown
  • In summer, many people use a fan to cool off.saverius
  • Benedito's date was a huge fan of sports, so they went to a game.Amastan
  • Benedito's date was a fan of nature, so they went hiking.Amastan
  • Benedito's date was a fan of the arts, so they went to a ballet.Amastan
  • Benedito's date was a fan of astronomy, so they went stargazing.Amastan
  • Benedito's date was a fan of cosplay, so they went to a convention.Amastan

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Forms of fan

as a noun

plural
fans

as a verb

past tense
fanned
present participle
fanning
third-person singular
fans
past participle
fanned