superfan

noun

su·​per·​fan ˌsü-pər-ˈfan 

plural superfans

: an extremely enthusiastic or dedicated fan

… superfans, people absolutely enveloped by their passion.

—George Plimpton

… is considering placing cameras around his team's complex and having superfans pay to tune in …

—Peter King

To coaches and college presidents, boosters are superfans willing to put their money where their hearts are.

—Robert Lipsyte

Examples of superfan in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But when tourists start turning up dead, he’s reluctantly drawn back into detective work — egged on by his barmaid Rosa, a crime drama superfan. —Alex Ritman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025

Just ask Knicks superfan Spike Lee. —Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025

During the Keeping Up With the Kardashians days, superfans immediately associated Kris Jenner’s black-and-white checkerboard foyer with the family. —Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025

Entertainment Weekly was on set for the Golden Bachelor roast date, which filmed this summer at the Bellwether Theater in Los Angeles and was hosted by comedian/Bachelor superfan Jared Freid. —Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for superfan

• businessman
• canavan
• caravan
• constantan
• dragoman
• fisherman
• handyman
• harmattan
• journeyman
• marianne
• middleman
• minivan