fan
n//faːn//solfjäder, fan, beundrare, fläkt, fläkta, sig, sprida
A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
Anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock’s tail.
A person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport.
An electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.
(transitive) To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.
(intransitive, usually to fan out) To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.