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SPORTS FAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sports fan mean?
• SPORTS FAN (noun)
The noun SPORTS FAN has 1 sense:
1. an enthusiastic devotee of sports
Familiarity information: SPORTS FAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An enthusiastic devotee of sports
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("sports fan" is a kind of...):
enthusiast; partisan; partizan (an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sports fan"):
aficionado (a fan of bull fighting)
railbird (a fan of racing who watches races from the outer rail of the track)
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