noun · informal
fandom
/ˈfændəm/FAN·dom
Band 5-6speakingtask1
the community of fans who share interest in a particular performer, series, or genre
Examples
“The fandom organised a charity event to support the actor.”
“Online fandoms can be very active in promoting their favourites.”
“He joined the fandom after watching the first episode.”
Band 8 sentence
“The fandom mobilised online to promote the series globally, organising subtitling teams and fan events.”
Collocations
- online fandom
- the fandom supported
- join a fandom
Word family
fan noun/verbfandom nounfanbase noun
Common mistakes
fans→fandom
a fandoms→a fandom / fandoms
Say it for a higher band
5fans→6fanbase→7+fandom
Synonyms
fanbase
following
Easily confused
fanbase
“The band's fanbase helped fund their new album.”
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