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Definition of fan noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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fan

noun
fan pronunciation English fæn fan pronunciation American fæn
 
1 a person who admires somebody/something or enjoys watching or listening to somebody/something very muchmovie fanscrowds of football fansa big fan of Madonnafan mail (= letters from fans to the person they admire)2 a machine with blades that go round to create a current of airto switch on the electric fana fan heater see also extractor3 a thing that you hold in your hand and wave to create a current of cool air
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when the shit hits the fan at shit noun