fan letter

noun

: a letter sent to a public figure by an admirer

Examples of fan letter in a Sentence

She sent a fan letter to her favorite star.
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Cyrus’ mom, Tish, brought out dozens of outfits, fan letters and scrapbooks from the archives, and Disney re-created the sets of the Stewart house. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026 Using artificial intelligence to compose a social media post in the wake of a tragedy, or using it to write a fan letter to an Olympic athlete, comes off as insincere. Gayle Rogers, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026 The killer, played by Tobias Jelinek in season 3 of the Monster anthology series, appears in the eighth and final episode of The Ed Gein Story, where he's seen writing fan letters to Gein (Charlie Hunnam). Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025 But more relevant here are the multiple stalker fan letters to Dr. Squatch asking for this exact product — and definitely asking for worse things. Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for fan letter

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fan letter was in 1932

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“Fan letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fan%20letter. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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