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Just "fan"

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This object is, in normal context, just referred to as a fan. I would only call it a hand fan if there was some particular reason to distinguish from an electric fan; just as here in the U.S., I would not say American Civil War or American football unless I needed to make a distinction. (I assume but do not know that this meaning "fan" is the original one, since sports fan is a shortening of a longer word and probably less than a few hundred years old, and electric fans obviously are less than 200 years old, whereas hand fans go back much further in time -- and the word probably does too. Maybe someone with access to the OED could confirm this.)136.36.176.51 (talk) 18:35, 8 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

Oviously "fan" is ambiguous - we'd only end up calling the article Fan (hand). Johnbod (talk) 02:35, 14 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

"Fan maker" listed at Redirects for discussion

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The redirect Fan maker has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 September 18 § Fan maker until a consensus is reached. consarn (grave) (obituary) 16:13, 18 September 2025 (UTC)Reply