Definition of Sports fan

1. Noun. An enthusiastic devotee of sports.

Exact synonyms: Fan, Rooter
Specialized synonyms: Aficionado, Railbird
Generic synonyms: Enthusiast, Partisan, Partizan
Derivative terms: Fandom

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sports Fan

sportpony
sports
sports announcer
sports arena
sports bra
sports bras
sports car
sports cars
sports coat
sports commentator
sports day
sports days
sports desk
sports editor
sports equipment
sports fan (current term)
sports final
sports ground
sports implement
sports jacket
sports medicine
sports meeting
sports page
sports section
sports stadium
sports writer
sportsaholic
sportsaholics
sportsbook
sportsbooks

Literary usage of Sports fan

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Professional Sports: The Challenges Facing the Future of the Industry (1998)
"Thus, for example, when a sports fan "can easily predict the outcome of league contests, fan interest will decline in favor of alternative forms of ..."

2. Professional Sports: The Challenges Facing the Future of the Industry (1998)
"Thus, for example, when a sports fan "can easily predict the outcome of league contests, fan interest will decline in favor of alternative forms of ..."

3. Oversight of the Professional Boxing Industry: Hearing Before the Committee edited by John McCain (2000)
"The first is comprised of famous and successful boxers, powerful promoters, and multimillion dollar revenues that startle even the most jaded sports fan ..."

4. The Principles of Sociology by Edward Alsworth Ross (1920)
"If the sturdy coolie sports fan and sun umbrella, it is not from effeminacy but because the common people form themselves on the model of the literati. ..."

5. The Principles of Sociology by Edward Alsworth Ross (1920)
"If the sturdy coolie sports fan and sun umbrella, it is not from effeminacy but because the common people form themselves on the model of the literati. ..."

6. New Jersey Handbook by Russell Roberts (2004)
"Although it's not overly large, this is the perfect place for the sports fan who thought he or she had seen everything. Bridgeton (s 856-455-3230, ..."

7. The Changing Chinese: The Conflict of Oriental and Western Cultures in China by Edward Alsworth Ross (1911)
"If the coolie sports fan and umbrella, it is not from effeminacy, but because the common people form themselves on the model of the literati. ..."

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