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

His March 2021 trade to the Portland Trail Blazers didn’t sever a strong connection to the Toronto fan base, which welcomed him back warmly. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

The Star Trek series originally hit the air in 1966 and has since sustained a Trekkie fan base. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026

However, the fan base has grown incensed, as Boone is the only manager in team history to hold his post for at least five seasons and not win a title. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

With Maná, the tribal resort-casino not only gets a tried-and-true legacy act, but also one that is capable of drawing a multigenerational fan base. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 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