fan club
Americannoun
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fan clubs
plural
noun
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an organized group of admirers of a particular pop singer, film star, etc
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informal to approve of someone strongly
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of fan club
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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That won’t worry Wood much, she’s a paid-up member of the Musk fan club and his vision of the future.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
Marcos Maximillian Tritremmel, president of Austria's Eurovision fan club, remembers the atmosphere vividly.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
"I think I have a big fan club behind the scenes. They might not be all human, but they're there," he tells BBC Newsbeat.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
When his favorite band, Metallica, announced a Sphere residency starting this October, with help of a friend in a fan club, he snagged tickets for two nights for $630.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Holly was our server quite regularly, and she wasn’t exactly a card-carrying member of the Daisy and Holmesy fan club, possibly on account of our coupon-driven Applebee’s strategy and limited resources for tipping.
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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