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

Werner’s fan base has already shown incredible loyalty in similar circumstances: The Red Sox sold out every home game from 2003 to 2013—820 in a row—even with the financial crisis sandwiched in the middle. —Justin Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025

Even if a frustrated fan base is struggling to see it. —Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 7 May 2025

Ten-time Grammy nom Monáe, an equally impressive singer-songwriter who has become a fashion industry darling, follows in Jones’ footsteps with her own fervent fan base. —Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025

When Tucker experienced the first extended struggles of his career during the 2024 season, missing eight kicks and two extra-point tries, a segment of the fan base called for his release. —Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 6 May 2025

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