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

The program was collapsing, the fan base was toxic and keeping Norvell would have likely ended up costing them more money in season ticket sales and booster donations than firing him and paying him off. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026

After all, the organization and its fan base have never celebrated a World Series title, and the entire state, let alone the city itself, is still on cloud nine after the five-game victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

The new designs and look of each jersey is focused on each team's city and fan base. — Ian Thomas, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026

Off the field, their historic legacy, passionate fan base and service to the community speak for themselves. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fan base

• abase
• airspace
• apace
• backspace
• biface
• birthplace
• blackface
• boldface
• bookcase
• braincase
• briefcase
• carcase