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Meanings of fan in English

Russian
болельщик
Portuguese
fãs
Spanish
fan
Catalan
aficionat
Wikidata

Person who is enthusiastically devoted to something or someone.

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      болельщик
      Wikidata

      A device that provides air circulation in a closed environment by rotating an helix, in order to cool down someone or something.

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            Wikidata

            A hand-held device to agitate or move air or other gas.

                  Portuguese
                  fã
                  Catalan
                  aficionat
                  Spanish
                  fan

                  An enthusiastic devotee of sports.

                        fã
                        Usage of fan in English
                        1
                        A book by a book fan whose message is: books are great.
                        The Irish Times
                        2
                        A great example of fan involvement already exists in the Premier League.
                        The Guardian
                        3
                        Strong, dry winds are expected to fan new outbreaks in coming days.
                        Reuters
                        4
                        The crowd still applauded, though, and one fan said: Good player .
                        The Guardian
                        5
                        The zone of the Brianconnais lies in the middle of the fan.
                        The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
                        6
                        The people are indeed the fuel; but the nobility fan the flame.
                        The Works of Frederick Schiller
                        7
                        One fan I met this this morning said 'he's lost the plot'.
                        The Guardian
                        8
                        I'm an Arsenal fan, so it's not great times at the moment.
                        The Guardian
                        9
                        Other simply praised the fan page for spreading such a positive message.
                        News.com.au
                        10
                        The true River fan wants the team to play well, he said.
                        Reuters
                        11
                        Because that sum, however minuscule, represents money you made being a fan.
                        The football fan's manifesto
                        12
                        Even in a post-truth world everyone knows 'Themcgregornator' is a United fan.
                        The Irish Times
                        13
                        So read a Liverpool fan's text message at around half five yesterday.
                        The Irish Times
                        14
                        A long long time since a Wexford fan spat at Liam Griffin.
                        The Irish Times
                        15
                        CB: I think it's great, Toronto has a very exciting fan base.
                        Ebony
                        16
                        That, for almost everyone outside his own fan base, is the question.
                        The Irish Times