Phrase guide

fan base

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The fans of a thing or person taken as a group.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Building a fan base is crucial to career development of a pop musician.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 粉絲群 /粉丝群 (fěnsīqún) — fans of a thing or person taken as a group
  • Chinese Mandarin: 粉絲圈 /粉丝圈 (fěnsīquān) — fans of a thing or person taken as a group
  • Chinese Mandarin: 粉絲盤 /粉丝盘 (fěnsīpán) — fans of a thing or person taken as a group
  • Finnish: fanikunta — fans of a thing or person taken as a group
  • Finnish: fanikanta — fans of a thing or person taken as a group
  • Finnish: fanit — fans of a thing or person taken as a group
  • Finnish: kannattajakunta — fans of a thing or person taken as a group
  • Japanese: ファン層 (fan sō) — fans of a thing or person taken as a group
  • Korean: 팬층 (paencheung) — fans of a thing or person taken as a group
  • Norwegian: fanbase — fans of a thing or person taken as a group
  • Russian: фан-ба́за (fan-báza) — fans of a thing or person taken as a group
  • Swedish: fanbase — fans of a thing or person taken as a group