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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

Marcos Maximillian Tritremmel, president of Austria's Eurovision fan club, remembers the atmosphere vividly.

From BBC May 9, 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

Chermiti flicked it past Araujo and dinked it past Sinisalo, then wheeled away to drink in the adulation of his newfound fan club.

From BBC Mar. 1, 2026

I just had to get up there in front of the entire student body and join the fan club.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

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