Groupie vs. Fans: What's the Difference?

Groupie and Fans Definitions
Groupie
A fan who follows a rock group around on tours.
Fans
A machine using an electric motor to rotate thin, rigid vanes in order to move air, as for cooling.
Groupie
An enthusiastic supporter or follower
A ballet groupie.
Fans
A collapsible, usually wedge-shaped device made of a light material such as silk, paper, or plastic.
Groupie
A fan, especially a young female fan of a male singer or rock group; a person who seeks intimacy (most often physical, sometimes emotional) with a celebrity, usually a rock 'n' roll artist or band member.
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Fans
An implement or machine for winnowing.
Groupie
A group photo including the photographer; a group self-portrait.
Fans
Something resembling an open fan in shape
A peacock's fan.
Groupie
An enthusiastic young fan (especially a young woman who follows rock groups around)
Fans
An ardent devotee; an enthusiast.
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Fans
To move or cause a current of (air) with or as if with a fan.
Fans
To direct a current of air or a breeze upon, especially in order to cool
Fan one's face.
Fans
To stir (something) up by or as if by fanning
Fanned the flames in the fireplace.
A troublemaker who fanned resentment among the staff.
Fans
To open (something) out into the shape of a fan
The bird fanned its colorful tail.
Fans
To fire (an automatic gun) in a continuous sweep by keeping one's finger on the trigger.
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Fans
To fire (a revolver) rapidly by chopping the hammer with the palm.
Fans
To winnow.
Fans
(Baseball) To strike out (a batter).
Fans
To spread out like a fan
The troops fanned out from the beachhead.
Fans
(Baseball) To strike out.
Fans
Plural of fan