fan mail
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of fan mail
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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Views have slipped, Welker Farms’ most lucrative partnership dried up, and it has been a week since their last piece of fan mail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
After acting she worked at Disney Studios and in 2003 she opened a bakery in Los Angeles but still got fan mail sent to her every week, US media reports.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
“She was bright and articulate. She was still getting fan mail at Highland House.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2024
There’s one of him reading fan mail in the Pirates clubhouse before the game, and others of him embracing his wife, Vera, and his children afterward.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
Marina also worked at answering her steady stream of fan mail.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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