groupies
noun/ɡruːpiz/
Frequency rank: #18,380 most common English word
Meaning
Fans, especially young ones, who follow a celebrity or music group everywhere and seek close contact with them.
Example sentence
After the concert, the band was surrounded by groupies who had followed them from city to city.
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