noun
Meaning 1
A familiar form of address, a jocular term of endearment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Phrase guide
sports fan
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Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
Meaning 2
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sports, fan.
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noun
Meaning 3
an enthusiastic devotee of sports
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fan, rooter
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Broader terms: enthusiast, partisan, partizan
Narrower terms: aficionado, railbird
History
Etymology
A term originally used by sportscasters to address the viewing public, later generalized to non-sports contexts.