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fan club

American  

noun

  • fan clubs
    plural
  1. a club enthusiastically devoted to a movie star or other celebrity or to a sports team.


fan club British  

noun

  1. an organized group of admirers of a particular pop singer, film star, etc

  2. informal to approve of someone strongly

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of fan club

First recorded in 1925–30


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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

The Dodgers’ Pantone 294 fan club has bought a block of tickets for the Toros’ June 2 game.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 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

Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki have followed, as have back-to-back World Series championships and a burgeoning Japanese fan club.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 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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