FAN (person)
NOUNS
► FANAC an activity for a serious fan → 1978 US sl.
NOUNS – PERSON
► AFICIONADO a connoisseur or dedicated student of some activity; an ardent follower of any sport, activity, or pastime; a fan → 1819
► BEETLE a crazy, eccentric, or foolish person; a madman, an obsessive fan → 1605 sl.
► BUFF someone who favours or enjoys something; an enthusiast; a fan → 1931 sl., orig. US
► FOOL an unusually able person in any field of activity, as a dancing fool, etc.; an enthusiast, a fan → 1974 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► GROUPIE ► GROUPY an ardent fan of a rock musician or group, typically a teenage girl, esp. one who follows them on tour, often in hope of achieving sexual intimacy; hence, any ardent fan or devotee → 1967 Amer. sl.
► HEAD a person who is very enthusiastic about a particular interest or activity; a devotee, an avid fan; usually with a preceding modifying word, as soccer-head → 1960
► NUT a person who pursues a particular interest or activity with ardent or excessive enthusiasm; an avid fan, a devotee → 1915 colloq.
► TOUR RAT in the language surrounding the Grateful Dead: a fan who follows the band on tour at all costs → 1994 US sl.
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