fan

Noun

• an ardent follower and admirer

• an enthusiastic devotee of sports

• a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces

Verb

• separate the chaff from by using air currents
  • She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field
    

• agitate the air

• make (an emotion) fiercer
  • fan hatred
    

• strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  buff , devotee , lover , sports fan , rooter , winnow