A person, historically an attendant or servant, whose job is to carry and wave a fan, often for cooling someone important or waving away insects.
Compound of 'fan' (the cooling implement) and 'bearer' (one who carries). This term dates back to ancient Egypt and remains in use in some ceremonial contexts, particularly in African and Asian cultures.
Ancient Egyptian fanbearers were such important status symbols that some carried massive ostrich-feather fans and walked in royal processions—it's one of the oldest job titles we know about from artwork and hieroglyphics!
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