"sports fan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sports fans [plural]
Etymology: A term originally used by sportscasters to address the viewing public, later generalized to non-sports contexts. Head templates: {{en-noun}} sports fan (plural sports fans)
  1. A familiar form of address, a jocular term of endearment.
    Sense id: en-sports_fan-en-noun-gs7ezkqL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sports, fan. Hypernyms: fan Holonyms: Barmy Army, Bharat Army

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