superfan

English

Etymology

From super- +‎ fan.

Pronunciation

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Noun

superfan (plural superfans)

1. An extremely dedicated fan
   • 1966 October 30, “Superfans Hurt College Football”, in Washington Post‎^[1], archived from the original on 30 June 2013, page C7:

     Baseball has its superstars, pro football has created a superbowl, and college football is stuck with the superfans.

   • 2020 December 17, Li Jin, “The Creator Economy Needs a Middle Class”, in Harvard Business Review‎^[2], →ISSN:

     Subscription and fan donations can enable creators with even modest audience sizes to earn substantial amounts. These direct fan payment models facilitate greater monetization of highly-engaged superfans, in contrast with ad-based models that reward scale and reach.

Synonyms

• megafan, stan, trufan, uberfan