fan mail

  • 11fan mail — UK / US noun [uncountable] letters sent to a particular famous actor, singer etc by people who like them very much …

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  • 12fan — fan, fanatic, fanatical Fanatic is common as a noun meaning ‘a person having excessive or misguided enthusiasm for something’; as an adjective it has largely given way to fanatical: • He was a fanatical worker, often doing thirteen or fourteen… …

    Modern English usage

  • 13Fan (person) — Fanboy redirects here. For other uses, see Fanboy (disambiguation). A fan, sometimes also called aficionado or supporter, is a person with a liking and enthusiasm for something, such as a band or a sports team. Fans of a particular thing or… …

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  • 14mail — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ⇨ See also ↑post ADJECTIVE ▪ certified (AmE) (recorded delivery in BrE), registered ▪ express ▪ first class, second class ( …

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  • 15fan letter — noun a letter that is a piece of fan mail • Hypernyms: ↑letter, ↑missive • Part Holonyms: ↑fan mail * * * noun : a letter sent to a public figure (as in sports or the theater) by an admirer * * * a letter sent by an admiring fan, as to a… …

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  • 16mail — mail1 W3S3 [meıl] n [U] [Sense: 1 3; Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: male bag ] [Sense: 4; Date: 1200 1300; : French; Origin: maille, from Latin macula spot, woven threads ] 1.) the letters and packages that are delivered to you …

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  • 17fan — 1. n. & v. n. 1 an apparatus, usu. with rotating blades, giving a current of air for ventilation etc. 2 a device, usu. folding and forming a semicircle when spread out, for agitating the air to cool oneself. 3 anything spread out like a fan, e.g …

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  • 18Fan convention — A fan convention, or con (term antedates 1942[1] ), is an event in which fans of a particular film, television series, comic book, actor, or an entire genre of entertainment such as science fiction or anime and manga, gather to participate and… …

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  • 19fan — fan1 W2S2 [fæn] n [Sense: 1; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: fanatic] [Sense: 2; Date: 700 800; : Latin; Origin: vannus] 1.) someone who likes a particular sport or performing art very much, or who admires a famous person ▪ Hundreds of football fans… …

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  • 20fan — 1 noun (C) 1 someone who likes a particular sport or performing art very much, or who admires a famous person: a football fan (+ of): She s always been a big fan of Michael Jackson. | fan club (=an organization for people who support a team,… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English