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

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During a chant to celebrate the Eagles' playoff run, the Democratic mayor attempted the fan base's signature chant of spelling out the team name. —

Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2025 Everything that’s wrong with our affable, accepting, non abrasive and happy clapper section of the fan base. —

Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025 Related Articles Klay Thompson stuck in Mavericks’ chaos as Warriors visit Dallas The trickle-down effects of Jimmy Butler on the Warriors Only the most fanatical of the fan base is envisioning the Warriors at 27-26 winning a fifth NBA title. —

Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025 Her appearance at the Chiefs games started a phenomenon of her fan base watching the games and getting more into football. —

Carolyn Burt, Orange County Register, 9 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for fan base