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fan en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /fan/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /fæn/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation) without æ-raising
  • [fɛən] General American, æ-raising
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /fan/ (Northern-England, Scotland, Wales)
  • [feən] General American, æ-raising
  • /faːn/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /fæːn/ (Australia)
  • [fɛːn] General American, æ-raising
  • audio Pacific Northwest

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English fan, inherited from Old English fann (“a winnowing, fan”), derived from Latin vannus (“fan for winnowing grain”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”). Cognates * Latin ventus (“wind”) * Dutch wan (“winnowing basket”) * German Wanne (“winnowing basket”) * Swedish vanna (“a fan for winnowing”) * Old English windwian (“to fan, winnow”). More at winnow.

Meanings

  1. A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
    • How apt is the flutter of the fan to express the different affections of the belle: there is the angry flutter, the modest flutter, the timorous flutter, the confused flutter etc. 1876, August Paul, Addison's Influence on the Social Reform of His Age, T.G. Meissner, page 55:
  2. An electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.
    • He didn't switch on the fan because the temperature was 15 degrees Celsius.
  3. The action of fanning; agitation of the air.
    • "If I cannot be of service, then I certainly don't wish to impose," said McGinty, with a quick fan of breeze that indicated a sweeping bow. 1998, Brock Thoene, Bodie Thoene, A New Frontier: Saga of the Sierras, page 181:
  4. Anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock’s tail.
  5. An instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is separated and blown away.
    • Whose fanne is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floore, and gather his wheat into the garner: but wil burne vp the chaffe with vnquenchable fire. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 3:12:
    • The oxen likewise and the yong asses that eare the ground, shall eate cleane prouender which hath bene winnowed with the shouell and with the fanne. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 30:24:
  6. A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of a smock mill always in the direction of the wind.
  7. A group of overlapping cards exposed in various patience games.
  8. A section of a tree having a finite number of branches.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
fans Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

fan lobster · fandelier · fan-nerved · fan heater · fanfoot · fanweed · red-fan parrot · fanback · fanmaker · fan coral · fan car · fanskate · fanwise · fan-blast · fanbelt · fanglomerate · fanbearer · fantailed · fanwort · fan mussel · fan palm · choker fan · fanmaking · hit the fan · fan-in-fin · fan death · fanflower · fan-assisted oven · fan sign · fan oven · fanfold · fanjet · fanboat · fan blade · fan camera · fan-wheel · fan dance · fan-tailed · fanlike · fan-foot · fan-shaped · fan belt · fan-veined · fanwright · fan marker · the shit hit the fan · fanpetal · fan tracery · fanleaf · fan out

Holonyms

fandom · fan base

Hypernyms

person · follower

Hyponyms

trifan · finger fan · fantard · pedestal fan · unducted fan · open fan · Rhenish fan · fanboy · stan · megafan · otaku · ducted fan · Juggalette · hand fan · tilt fan · desk fan · Juggalo · propfan · trufan · fart fan · dress fan · superfan · extractor fan · exhaust fan · dittohead · fangirl · submarine fan · uberfan · Mansonite · sea fan · turbofan · alluvial fan · wall fan · ceiling fan · Numanoid · Beatlemaniac · fire fan · firefan · subfan · walking fan · overhead fan · case fan · fan of fiction · winnowing fan · tailfan · sports fan · Belieber · Mameluke · trash · cooling fan

Relateds

groupie · Beatlemania · addict

Synonyms

fiend · fanatic · admirer · fan · partisan · junkie · rooter · fancy · devotee · zealot · fancier · aficionado · maniac · buff · freak · geek · enthusiast · connoisseur

Translations (290)

ang fann (hand-held device) · fi viuhka (hand-held device) · pt abano (hand-held device) · es abanico (electrical device) · sq freskore (electrical device) · es abanico (hand-held device) · zh 電風扇 /电风扇 (electrical device) · sh лепе́за (hand-held device) · ug ۋىنتىلياتور (electrical device) · pam pamepe (hand-held device) · sq verore (hand-held device) · kmr pank (electrical device) · ar مروحة (electrical device) · aii ܡܲܦܘܼܚܬܵܐ (electrical device) · mk лепе́за (hand-held device) · nb vifte (electrical device) · az sərinkeş (electrical device) · ty tāhiri (hand-held device) · hy օդափոխիչ (electrical device) · aii ܝܲܠܦܘܼܟ (hand-held device) · nl waaier (hand-held device) · fi tuuletin (electrical device) · la flābellum (hand-held device) · bal گواتو (hand-held device) · th พัดลม (electrical device) · es abano (hand-held device) · mi pōwaiwai (hand-held device) · pi vijanī (hand-held device) · ast abanicu (hand-held device) · hu legyező (hand-held device) · fi pyrstö (anything resembling a hand-held fan) · mk ладало (hand-held device) · tk ýelpemek (electrical device) · fa پَنْکِه (electrical device) · ota بادزن (hand-held device) · zh(anything resembling a hand-held fan) · ta மின்விசிறி (electrical device) · sl ventilator (electrical device) · ja 扇子 (hand-held device) · ur پَن٘کھا (electrical device) · uk вентиля́тор (electrical device) · bn ফ্যান (electrical device) · ca vano (hand-held device) · et lehvik (hand-held device) · tg бодбезак (hand-held device) · ar مروحة (hand-held device) · de Lüfter (electrical device) · yue 電風扇 /电风扇 (electrical device) · alt вентилятор (electrical device) · de Fächer (hand-held device) · ja 扇風機 (electrical device) · ur مِروَحَہ (hand-held device) · ta விசிறி (hand-held device) · eo ventumilo (hand-held device) · gl abanico (hand-held device) · fr éventail (hand-held device) · uz yelpigʻich (electrical device) · nl ventilator (electrical device) · id kipas (hand-held device) · ro ventilator (electrical device) · tg мирваҳа (hand-held device) · he וֶנְטִילָטוֹר (electrical device) · fi kaari (anything resembling a hand-held fan) · sh вентѝла̄тор (electrical device) · ps پکه (hand-held device) · sk ventilátor (electrical device) · it ventilatore (electrical device) · es flabelo (hand-held device) · aeb ڥنتيلاتور (electrical device) · syl ꠙꠣꠈꠣ (hand-held device) · ky желпиме (electrical device) · az ventilyator (electrical device) · zh 扇子 (hand-held device) · sq ventilator (electrical device) · es paipái (hand-held device) · th พัด (anything resembling a hand-held fan) · bg ветри́ло (hand-held device) · la tabella (hand-held device) · sq erashkë (hand-held device) · za bingqbeiz (hand-held device) · ca ventilador (electrical device) · ia ventilator (electrical device) · ckb پەروانە (electrical device) · ug يەلپۈگۈچ (electrical device) · ar مِرْوَحَة (hand-held device) · tk ýelpavaaç (hand-held device) · gl abano (anything resembling a hand-held fan) · ca ventall (hand-held device) · pl wentylator (electrical device) · grc ῥιπίς (hand-held device) · haw peʻahi uila (electrical device) · sq freskore (hand-held device) · ang windsċofl (hand-held device) · ko 선풍기 (electrical device) · alt веер (hand-held device) · mk лепе́за (anything resembling a hand-held fan) · ar مروحة (electrical device) · gl abano (hand-held device) · sk vejár (hand-held device) · tg бодкаш (electrical device) · es ventalle (hand-held device) · lv ventilators (electrical device) · sv solfjäder (hand-held device) · tl abaniko (hand-held device) · bo གློག་བསྐུལ་རླུང་ཡབ (electrical device) · mi kōheuheu (hand-held device) · uk ві́яло (hand-held device) · kk желдеткіш (electrical device) · lo ວີ (hand-held device) · ml വിശറി (hand-held device) · aii ܡܲܦܘܼܚܬܵܐ (hand-held device) · ar هَوَّايَة (electrical device) · sl pahljača (hand-held device) · ar مِرْوَحَة (electrical device) · tk ýelpewaç (hand-held device) · hil abaníko (hand-held device) · cs vějíř (hand-held device) · kk желпуіш (hand-held device) · ru ве́ер (anything resembling a hand-held fan) · es paipay (hand-held device) · pt abanico (anything resembling a hand-held fan) · zh 電扇 /电扇 (electrical device) · gug yvytu'apo (electrical device) · sh ventìlātor (electrical device) · pt ventilador (electrical device) · uk вахля́р (hand-held device) · my လေရဟတ် (electrical device) · es pericón (hand-held device) · fa مِرْوَحِه (hand-held device) · as ফেন (electrical device) · ty tāhirihiri (hand-held device) · ko 부채 (hand-held device) · da vifte (hand-held device) · rif taḥarraft (hand-held device) · my ယပ် (hand-held device) · pt abano (anything resembling a hand-held fan) · zh 風扇 /风扇 (electrical device) · ml ഫാൻ (electrical device) · pl wiatrak (electrical device) · hu legyező (anything resembling a hand-held fan) · ta விசிறி (anything resembling a hand-held fan) · vi quạt (hand-held device) · he מְנִיפָה (hand-held device) · mn цахилгаан сэнс (electrical device) · nb vifte (hand-held device) · mn сэнс (electrical device) · ccc shkema (hand-held device) · cs vějíř (anything resembling a hand-held fan) · km ផ្លិត (anything resembling a hand-held fan) · lv vēdeklis (hand-held device) · zh 電風 /电风 (electrical device) · es ventiladora (electrical device) · pi vijjuvījanī (electrical device) · ja(anything resembling a hand-held fan) · fi puhallin (electrical device) · goh wintscūfla (hand-held device) · el βεντάλια (hand-held device) · zh 風扇 /风扇 (electrical device) · es molinete (electrical device) · ka ვენტილატორი (electrical device) · pt ventoinha (electrical device) · is vifta (hand-held device) · tg бодбизан (hand-held device) · bo གློག་གི་བསིལ་འཁོར (electrical device) · ms kipas (hand-held device) · mww ntxoam (hand-held device) · zh(hand-held device) · sv fläkt (electrical device) · ru ве́ер (hand-held device) · fi viuhka (anything resembling a hand-held fan) · fr ventilateur (electrical device) · be вентыля́тар (electrical device) · ar هَوَّايَة (electrical device) · el ανεμιστήρας (electrical device) · fa فَن (electrical device) · pi tālavaṇṭa (hand-held device) · pt flabelo (anything resembling a hand-held fan) · zh 電風扇 /电风扇 (electrical device) · fa پَکَه (electrical device) · lt ventiliatorius (electrical device) · ug يەلپۈگۈچ (hand-held device) · ro evantai (hand-held device) · hak 扇仔 (hand-held device) · osx windskūfla (hand-held device) · ceb abaniko (hand-held device) · cs větrák (electrical device) · pl wachlarz (hand-held device) · hi पंखा (electrical device) · mn ᠰᠡᠩᠰᠡ (electrical device) · hak 電扇 /电扇 (electrical device) · fa فَنِ اِلِکْتْریکی (electrical device) · es ventilador (electrical device) · fa پَنْکَه (electrical device) · ky вентилятор (electrical device) · mi tāwhiri (hand-held device) · tg вентилятор (electrical device) · rgn vintàj (hand-held device) · fa بادْبِزَن (hand-held device) · vi quạt (electrical device) · za beiz (hand-held device) · et ventilaator (electrical device) · as বিচনী (electrical device) · to ī (hand-held device) · mi kōwhiuwhiu (hand-held device) · ar مروحة (electrical device) · ky желпнигич (hand-held device) · ia flabello (hand-held device) · vi quạt (anything resembling a hand-held fan) · vi quạt tay (hand-held device) · da vifte (anything resembling a hand-held fan) · tl pamaypay (hand-held device) · km ផ្លិត (hand-held device) · tl bentilador (electrical device) · es perico (hand-held device) · mfe vantilater (electrical device) · be ве́ер (hand-held device) · ml പങ്ക (electrical device) · it ventaglio (hand-held device) · my ပန်ကာ (electrical device) · mk вентила́тор (electrical device) · zh 電扇 /电扇 (electrical device) · gug yvytu'apo (hand-held device) · yue 風扇 /风扇 (electrical device) · ru вентиля́тор (electrical device) · ms kipas angin (electrical device) · si විදුලි පංකාව (electrical device) · hil abaníko (anything resembling a hand-held fan) · lo ພັດລົມ (electrical device) · tr yelpaze (hand-held device) · aii ܦܲܢܟܵܐ (electrical device) · za gaiqbeiz (hand-held device) · eo ventolilo (electrical device) · tg ҳавотозакунак (electrical device) · ko(electrical device) · uz ventilyator (electrical device) · ms elektrik (electrical device) · ps پکه (electrical device) · nrf êventail êlectrique (electrical device) · ota یلپازه (hand-held device) · af reeks (hand-held device) · pi vāyavaṃsa (electrical device) · as বিচনী (hand-held device) · bg вентила́тор (electrical device) · hu ventilátor (electrical device) · ibg affefec (hand-held device) · id kipas angin (electrical device) · pt abano (hand-held device) · hy հովհարիչ (electrical device) · pt leque (anything resembling a hand-held fan) · de Fächer (anything resembling a hand-held fan) · lv fēns (electrical device) · vi quạt máy (electrical device) · ur پَن٘کھا (hand-held device) · hi पंखा (hand-held device) · uz yelpigʻich (hand-held device) · ga gaothrán (electrical device) · tk wentilýator (electrical device) · tr vantilatör (electrical device) · ca ventall (anything resembling a hand-held fan) · hy հովհար (hand-held device) · fa پَکَه دَسْتِی (hand-held device) · is vifta (electrical device) · mn ᠴᠠᠬᠢᠯᠭᠠᠨ ᠰᠡᠩᠰᠡ (electrical device) · he מאוורר \ מְאַוְרֵר (electrical device) · is blævængur (hand-held device) · lt vėduoklė (hand-held device) · ky веер (hand-held device) · pt leque (hand-held device) · da ventilator (electrical device) · aeb فنتيلاتور (electrical device) · kk вентилятор (electrical device) · dtp kikiap (hand-held device) · ar مروحة (hand-held device) · ca palmito (hand-held device) · az yelpik (hand-held device) · ckb باوەشێن (hand-held device) · gu પંખો (electrical device) · bal گواتو (electrical device) · haw peʻahi (hand-held device) · sh lepéza (hand-held device) · de Gebläse (electrical device) · rhg fangká (hand-held device) · de Ventilator (electrical device) · km កង្ហារ (electrical device) · tg ғуборкаш (electrical device) · ka მარაო (hand-held device) · yue(hand-held device) · th พัด (hand-held device) · zh(hand-held device) · acm بَنْكَة (electrical device)

Source: en.wiktionary, “fan” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

fan en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /fan/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /fæn/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation) without æ-raising
  • [fɛən] General American, æ-raising
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /fan/ (Northern-England, Scotland, Wales)
  • [feən] General American, æ-raising
  • /faːn/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /fæːn/ (Australia)
  • [fɛːn] General American, æ-raising
  • audio Pacific Northwest

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English fan, inherited from Old English fann (“a winnowing, fan”), derived from Latin vannus (“fan for winnowing grain”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”). Cognates * Latin ventus (“wind”) * Dutch wan (“winnowing basket”) * German Wanne (“winnowing basket”) * Swedish vanna (“a fan for winnowing”) * Old English windwian (“to fan, winnow”). More at winnow.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.
    • We enjoyed standing at the edge of the cliff, being fanned by the wind.
    • Alice took up the fan and gloves, and, as the hall was very hot, she kept fanning herself all the time she went on talking: […] 1865 November (indicated as 1866), Lewis Carroll [pseudonym; Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], “The Pool of Tears”, in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, London: Macmillan and Co., →OCLC, page 19:
  2. (transitive) To slap (a behind, especially).
    • Part of it was that as much as I respected filial devotion and as much as I liked Sarah Barstow, it would have been a real satisfaction to put her across my knees and pull up her skirts and giver^([sic]) her a swell fanning, for not taking a look at that driver. 1934, Rex Stout, Fer-de-Lance, Bantam, published 1992, →ISBN, page 148:
  3. (intransitive, qualifier:usually to fan out) To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.
  4. (transitive) To dispel by waving a hand-held fan.
    • I attempted to fan the disagreeable odour out of the room.
  5. (transitive) To perform a maneuver that involves flicking the top rear of an old-style gun.
    • To fan a single action revolver, hold down the trigger and strike the hammer repeatedly with a free hand. 2011, Hans-Christoan Vortisch, GURPS Tactical Shooting, page 14:
  6. (figuratively) To invigorate, like flames when fanned.
    • She comes, to fan my ardour, She kills me with her kisses. 1923, Arthur Symons, Love's Cruelty, page 43:
  7. To winnow grain.
    • By the first article, these fanning mills were appointed to be sent to the proprietors of the mills of Sault-à-la puce, Petit-Pré, Beauport, Pointe de Lévy, St. Nicolas and Ste. Famille in the isle of Orleans " to have all the wheat in general of whatever quality sent to these mills passed and fanned, before converting them into flour." 1856, François Réal Angers Lelièvre, Lower Canada reports:
  8. (transitive) To apply (the air brake) many times in rapid succession.
    • Fanning the brakes results in the gradual depletion of the pressure in the cars' brake reservoirs, which can eventually cause a loss of all braking.
  9. (intransitive) To strike out.
  10. (transitive) To strike out (a batter).
  11. (intransitive) To fail to properly shoot or pass the puck.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
fans Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
fanning Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
fanned Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
fanned Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

fanner · refan · fanout · fan the flames · fan the fire · fan the flame · fan-out · fan-in · fan out

Relateds

thumbing (to firing a revolver by holding trigger and hitting hammer)

Translations (86)

fi levitä (move or spread in multiple directions from one point) · pl rozdmuchać (move or spread in multiple directions from one point) · nl uitwaaieren (move or spread in multiple directions from one point) · es abanar (to blow air on by means of a hand-held fan) · hu legyez (to blow air on by means of a hand-held fan) · tl magbentilador (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · de zufächern (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · la ventilo (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · ka დაბერვა (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · fi viuhkoa (to blow air on by means of a hand-held fan) · fi leyhytellä (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · no vifte (to blow air on by means of a hand-held fan) · mi tōwhiriwhiri (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · fi taputtaa (to slap (a behind)) · pt ventilar (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · mi tāwhiri (to blow air on by means of a hand-held fan) · de auffächern (move or spread in multiple directions from one point) · km បក់ (move or spread in multiple directions from one point) · ia flabellar (to blow air on by means of a hand-held fan) · fi tuulettaa (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · ru обдува́ть (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · de schlagen (to slap (a behind)) · de anwehen (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · tr yelpazelemek (to blow air on by means of a hand-held fan) · syl ꠚꠣꠟꠣ (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · fr éventer (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · nl waaieren (to blow air on by means of a hand-held fan) · es ventilar (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · pt abanar (to blow air on by means of a hand-held fan) · pl wachlować (to blow air on by means of a hand-held fan) · el αερίζω (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · ia propagar se (move or spread in multiple directions from one point) · es abanicar (to blow air on by means of a hand-held fan) · da spredes i vifteform (move or spread in multiple directions from one point) · tl magpaypay (to blow air on by means of a hand-held fan) · sv fläkta (to blow air on by means of a hand-held fan) · mi whera (move or spread in multiple directions from one point) · pt flabelar (to blow air on by means of a hand-held fan) · ca ventar (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · sv sprida sig (move or spread in multiple directions from one point) · su ngageberkeun (to blow air on by means of a hand-held fan) · pl dmuchać (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · fr disperser (move or spread in multiple directions from one point) · la flābellō (to blow air on by means of a hand-held fan) · da vifte (to blow air on by means of a hand-held fan) · ia ventilar (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · eo ventumi (to blow air on by means of a hand-held fan) · ta அடி (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · fi leyhytellä (to blow air on by means of a hand-held fan) · mi tōwhiri (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · de ventilieren (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · gl abanar (to blow air on by means of a hand-held fan) · mi tāwhiri (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · pl wentylować (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · ru рассредото́чиваться (move or spread in multiple directions from one point) · bg вея (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · de klopfen (to slap (a behind)) · mi pōwhiriwhiri (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · ta வீசு (to blow air on by means of a hand-held fan) · izh löyhyttää (to blow air on by means of a hand-held fan) · fi hajota (move or spread in multiple directions from one point) · km បក់ (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · bg отвявам (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · de belüften (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · fr éventer (to blow air on by means of a hand-held fan) · de klapsen (to slap (a behind)) · ta அடி (to slap (a behind)) · pt espalhar-se (move or spread in multiple directions from one point) · gl abanicar (to blow air on by means of a hand-held fan) · vi quạt (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · ro vântura (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · mnc ᡶᡠᠰᡥᡝᠮᠪᡳ (to blow air on by means of a hand-held fan) · de verteilen (move or spread in multiple directions from one point) · su ngahihidan (to blow air on by means of a hand-held fan) · de fächeln (to blow air on by means of a hand-held fan) · fi puhaltaa (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · de anfachen (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · hil abaníko (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · id mengipasi (to blow air on by means of a hand-held fan) · ru овева́ть (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · ota یلپازهلمك (to blow air on by means of a hand-held fan) · as বিচ (to blow air on by means of an electric fan) · fi läpsäyttää (to slap (a behind)) · ia irradiar se (move or spread in multiple directions from one point) · de fächern (move or spread in multiple directions from one point) · ckb باوەشێن کردن (to blow air on by means of an electric fan)

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fan en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /fan/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /fæn/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation) without æ-raising
  • [fɛən] General American, æ-raising
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /fan/ (Northern-England, Scotland, Wales)
  • [feən] General American, æ-raising
  • /faːn/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /fæːn/ (Australia)
  • [fɛːn] General American, æ-raising
  • audio Pacific Northwest

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin fānāticuslbor. ▲ French fanatiqueinflu. English fanatic English fancyinflu. English fan Clipping of fanatic, originally in US baseball slang. Possibly influenced by fancy (“group of sport or hobby enthusiasts”), i.e. fancy boy (“fan”).

Meanings

  1. A person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport.
    • I am a big fan of libraries.
    • I am a big fan of cricket.

Forms

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fen Number=Plur colloquial lexicographic
fans Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

anti-fan · hater

Deriveds

fanchant (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · femfan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fan car (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · Cumberfan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanlisting (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fantard (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · Fannibal (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanwriting (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanless (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanventure (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · litfan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · stfanzine (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanmeeting (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · FIJAGH (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanfilm (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · confan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · stan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · femme fan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fan mail (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · i-fan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanwank (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanne (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · Phan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fans are slans (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · Hamilfan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · nonfan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fankid (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · Twifan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanship (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · Fanson (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fandumb (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fansplain (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fan fiction (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · Anglofan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanwankery (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanwriter (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · pony fan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fan base (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · BNF (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanslator (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanstuff (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fantroll (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · superfan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanservice (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · furfan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanac (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanarchist (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanbrat (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fake fan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · eofan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fancruft (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · Batfan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · megafan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanpage (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanspeak (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fan page (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · neofan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanlore (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanart (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · passifan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · anti-fandom (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · crifanac (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fannish (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · Callafan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · actifan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanon (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fair weather fan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fancast (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanling (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fansigning (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fantrepreneur (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanfest (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fakefan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · Fanilton (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · Trekfan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fantagonism (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanvid (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fancam (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fandemonium (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fandub (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · trufan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · Fanilow (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · faned (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fansite (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fan cast (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanzone (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · stfan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · Transfan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanmade (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fandom (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fankind (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fansub (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanware (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fangal (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fansign (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fan club (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · railfan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanmag (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · HitlerFan1488 (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanhood (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanblog (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanlation (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanslation (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · uberfan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · faan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · sports fan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · transfan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fringefan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanwear (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanwork (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fangame (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · ifan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanpire (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · lolfan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · acafan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · FIAWOL (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · bandwagon fan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanmix (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · Mirfanda (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fair-weather fan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fangirl (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanboy (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fanzine (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · WKF (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · zinefan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · fan letter (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · anti-fan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · mediafan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)) · Pokéfan (Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2))

Descendants

fan · · Fan · · fans · fan · fan · · · fani · fan · fan · · fan · fan · fan · fan · แฟน · ファン · fans

Holonyms

fandom · fan base

Hypernyms

person · follower

Hyponyms

fantard · fanboy · stan · megafan · otaku · Juggalette · Juggalo · trufan · for names of different fans · superfan · dittohead · fangirl · uberfan · Mansonite · Numanoid · Beatlemaniac · members of fan subcultures · fan of fiction · sports fan · Belieber · Mameluke · trash

Relateds

groupie · Beatlemania · addict

Synonyms

fiend · fanatic · admirer · fan · partisan · junkie · rooter · fancy · devotee · zealot · fancier · aficionado · maniac · buff · freak · geek · enthusiast · connoisseur

Translations (207)

it tifoso (admirer) · uk болі́льниця (admirer) · sk priaznivec (admirer) · yue fan屎 (admirer) · be фана́тка (admirer) · is áhangandi (admirer) · sk fanynka (admirer) · ka ფანი (admirer) · aii ܒܵܥܘܼܝܵܐ (admirer) · ia devoto (admirer) · lt fanas (admirer) · fr fan (admirer) · az fanat (admirer) · eo subtenanto (admirer) · ro admirator (admirer) · ru фан (admirer) · yue 粉絲 /粉丝 (admirer) · fi fani (admirer) · de Anhänger (admirer) · hy երկրպագու (admirer) · sh навѝја̄ч (admirer) · cs fanoušice (admirer) · he אוֹהֵד (admirer) · lv fans (admirer) · ms peminat (admirer) · sh љу̀битељ (admirer) · sk priaznivkyňa (admirer) · hi प्रशंसक (admirer) · eo fervorulo (admirer) · es fan (admirer) · cs fanynka (admirer) · ru покло́нница (admirer) · mk обожавател (admirer) · pl miłośnik (admirer) · da entusiast (admirer) · sk nadšenec (admirer) · ms penggemar (admirer) · uk вболіва́льниця (admirer) · fr admiratrice (admirer) · be бале́льшчык (admirer) · be фана́т (admirer) · pt adepto (admirer) · ml ആരാധകൻ (admirer) · fa طَرَفْدار (admirer) · la fautor (admirer) · eo admiranto (admirer) · de Anhängerschaft (admirer) · ru люби́тель (admirer) · th สาวก (admirer) · pl wielbicielka (admirer) · bn সমর্থক (admirer) · la perquīsītor (admirer) · km អ្នកគាំទ្រ (admirer) · pl zapaleniec (admirer) · de Verehrer (admirer) · sl navijač (admirer) · pl kibic (admirer) · es aficionado (admirer) · mi kaiwhakamiha (admirer) · ar مُشَجِّعَة (admirer) · de Bewunderer (admirer) · fr mordu (admirer) · bg запаля́нко (admirer) · de Entourage (admirer) · lt sirgalius (admirer) · sk fanúšička (admirer) · sv beundrare (admirer) · uk фана́т (admirer) · fr supporteure (admirer) · pl miłośniczka (admirer) · ca aficionat (admirer) · da fan (admirer) · fr admirateur (admirer) · liv ovstiji (admirer) · lt gerbėjas (admirer) · ru фэн (admirer) · sh обожа̀валац (admirer) · ro fan (admirer) · nb fan (admirer) · ru боле́льщица (admirer) · vi fan (admirer) · pl kibicka (admirer) · sw shabiki (admirer) · de Enthusiast (admirer) · fr supporteuse (admirer) · fr mordue (admirer) · ko 덕후 (admirer) · uk болі́льник (admirer) · ta விசிறி (admirer) · ru покло́нник (admirer) · sh обожа̀ватељ (admirer) · ro admiratoare (admirer) · cs příznivkyně (admirer) · it tifo (admirer) · pt torcedor (admirer) · ru боле́льщик (admirer) · gl seareiro (admirer) · gl admirador (admirer) · pl wielbiciel (admirer) · eo adepto (admirer) · fr supportrice (admirer) · bg фен (admirer) · nb tilhenger (admirer) · fi ihailija (admirer) · de Liebhaber (admirer) · he חוֹבֵב (admirer) · be заўзя́тарка (admirer) · yue 發燒友 /发烧友 (admirer) · ml ആരാധക (admirer) · fa هَوادار (admirer) · tg ҳаводор (admirer) · fi diggari (admirer) · mk обожавателка (admirer) · pl fanka (admirer) · ja 愛好者 (admirer) · th แฟน (admirer) · eo fanatikulo (admirer) · vo keproan (admirer) · nl bewonderaarster (admirer) · fr supporteur (admirer) · gu સમર્થક (admirer) · tr taraftar (admirer) · hu szurkoló (admirer) · ia fan (admirer) · sh navìjāč (admirer) · gu પ્રશંસક (admirer) · gl fan (admirer) · pl fan (admirer) · is aðdáandi (admirer) · fr supportaire (admirer) · es hincha (admirer) · fi kannattaja (admirer) · nl bewonderaar (admirer) · ja ファン (admirer) · mi kiriwhakamiha (admirer) · sq tifoz (admirer) · de Fan (admirer) · sv fan (admirer) · ky күйөрман (admirer) · sl občudovalec (admirer) · sk nadšenkyňa (admirer) · be заўзя́тар (admirer) · lv cienītājs (admirer) · yue(admirer) · cs příznivec (admirer) · az azarkeş (admirer) · ko(admirer) · eu miresle (admirer) · sk fanúšik (admirer) · et fänn (admirer) · yue 擁躉 /拥趸 (admirer) · uk фан (admirer) · la fautrix (admirer) · sh ljùbitelj (admirer) · zh(admirer) · ar مُشَجِّع (admirer) · ia fanatico (admirer) · id penggemar (admirer) · cs milovnice (admirer) · et imetleja (admirer) · et austaja (admirer) · de Gefolge (admirer) · el οπαδός (admirer) · tl tagahanga (admirer) · yue 愛好者 /爱好者 (admirer) · kk жанкүйер (admirer) · id penyuka (admirer) · cs fanoušek (admirer) · zh 愛好者 /爱好者 (admirer) · be бале́льшчыца (admirer) · da tilhænger (admirer) · eo ŝatanto (admirer) · si රසිකයා (admirer) · cs milovník (admirer) · ru фана́т (admirer) · uz ishqiboz (admirer) · fa فَن (admirer) · hu rajongó (admirer) · nn tilhengjar (admirer) · ru фана́тка (admirer) · ur دِل دادَہ (admirer) · mk фан (admirer) · uk вболіва́льник (admirer) · ja 愛好家 (admirer) · ka გულშემატკივარი (admirer) · es seguidor (admirer) · cy cefnogwr (admirer) · eo zeloto (admirer) · nl liefhebber (admirer) · ru люби́тельница (admirer) · sh obožàvatelj (admirer) · sl navijačica (admirer) · pt(admirer) · vi người hâm mộ (admirer) · es forofo (admirer) · sh obožàvalac (admirer) · ro fană (admirer) · nl fan (admirer) · he מַעֲרִיץ (admirer) · nn fan (admirer) · sl občudovalka (admirer) · tr hayran (admirer) · uk фана́тка (admirer) · ca fan (admirer) · eo entuziasmulo (admirer) · gu ચાહક (admirer) · zh 粉絲 /粉丝 (admirer)

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fan en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /fan/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /fæn/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation) without æ-raising
  • [fɛən] General American, æ-raising
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /fan/ (Northern-England, Scotland, Wales)
  • [feən] General American, æ-raising
  • /faːn/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /fæːn/ (Australia)
  • [fɛːn] General American, æ-raising
  • audio Pacific Northwest

Etymology

From Cantonese 分. Doublet of fen and hoon.

Meanings

  1. (Hong-Kong, dated) A unit of length, equivalent to 0.1 tsun (0.01 chek), or 0.00371475 metres.
    • 1 chek (foot) = 14⅝ English inches divided into 10 tsün (inches) and each tsün into ten fan or tenths. 1939, chapter XI, in Colonial Reports - Annual Issues, page 37:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
fan Number=Plur lexicographic

Holonyms

fandom · fan base

Hypernyms

person · follower

Hyponyms

fantard · fanboy · stan · megafan · otaku · Juggalette · Juggalo · trufan · superfan · dittohead · fangirl · uberfan · Mansonite · Numanoid · Beatlemaniac · fan of fiction · sports fan · Belieber · Mameluke · trash

Relateds

fan-tan (other terms containing "fan" but etymologically unrelated) · fan-ch'ieh (other terms containing "fan" but etymologically unrelated) · groupie · Beatlemania · addict · T'u-lu-fan (other terms containing "fan" but etymologically unrelated)

Synonyms

fiend · fanatic · admirer · fan · partisan · junkie · rooter · fancy · devotee · zealot · fancier · aficionado · maniac · buff · freak · geek · enthusiast · connoisseur