Meaning & use
fan
A device that creates a current of air, or an enthusiastic admirer or supporter.
See it in a sentence
She turned on the ceiling fan to cool the stuffy bedroom.
Thousands of fans lined the street to catch a glimpse of the band.
A note on using this word
The two common meanings of fan, the cooling device and the devoted supporter, come from entirely different word origins despite the identical spelling.
Words with a similar meaning
enthusiastadmirer
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Words with an opposite meaning
Another way to use it
2. verb
To move air toward someone or something, or to increase the intensity of a feeling or situation.
The scandal only fanned public anger toward the company's executives.
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