fan base

noun

plural fan bases

: a group of fans for a particular sport, musical group, celebrity, book or film franchise, etc.

… the Los Angeles Lakers and the Milwaukee Bucks—the last two NBA champions—had fan bases spending the most money on team merchandise and gear.

—Corey Davis

Yet her three albums with the Epic label failed to earn her a popular audience, beyond country's traditional fan base …

—Martha A. Hostetter

But sales figures don't fully capture the fan base among shojo readers, who can whip through a volume in half an hour in a bookstore and often pass along copies to friends.

—Sarah Glazer

The fervent passion of [Justin] Bieber's fan base almost obscured the rampant self-indulgence of his hour-and-a-half set.

—Ben Fisher

Examples of fan base in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even her weekly constituent newsletters developed a fan base. —Daniel Walters, Idaho Statesman, 14 May 2024

The film already had a devoted fan base before its release as it was inspired by Robinne Lee’s hit novel of the same name. —Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024

Disney+ could help expand that fan base even further. —Kristina Behr, Parents, 11 May 2024

For her part, Lambert believes Bowen deserves a fan base that rivals her own. —Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2024

The marketer believes the fan base is growing and has research showing that audiences for women’s sports are twice as likely to recall advertisers who sponsor games. —Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 May 2024

There’s clearly a hunger for anything and everything Timberwolves as the fan base attaches itself to the team’s NBA playoff run. —Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 9 May 2024

The Lakers just fired a coach who held them together through two seasons of health issues and roster chaos, a coach who consistently sold the fan base on hope and belief, a coach universally beloved for his character and widely admired for his potential. —Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024

Cohen, after pleading guilty to tax evasion and violating campaign finance law in 2018, has pivoted into becoming a political content creator, building a dedicated fan base of never-Trumpers who pay his bills. —Makena Kelly, WIRED, 2 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above