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Meaning of actifan | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈæk.tɪˌfæn

Definitions

A person, particularly a fan of science fiction, involved in fanac or fan activity.

dated, slang

Examples

“If you even read StF you'll do. You don't have to be an actifan, just so you read StF.”
“Really, I seem to have reversed things a little by being a letter-hack after becoming an actifan.”
“Actifans end up feeling they're being forced to pay for other people's "good time" and realize the mere attendance of these other-media fans means they will have to pay (through increased membership fees) for things SF Worldcons once got for free.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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