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

And when asked about this being the final season of the show, Cox pointedly acknowledged the fan base that railed to bring the character back after its Netflix iteration was axed. — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

The tie-in should have major reach, as soccer is the most popular sport in the world and though its fan base is primarily male, women comprise around 38 percent. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026

Across any fan base, there is an insistence that loyalty to the badge trumps all differences—a beautiful sentiment, until people open their mouths. — Vanda Mayer, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026

Watching left-wing media try to discredit Caitlin Clark and her dedicated fan base has been a tale as old as her rookie season. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 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