A groupie is a person who is an enthusiastic FAN of a particular celebrity, band, or public figure. They often follow the celebrity around and attend their events. The two crossword solutions for the term GROUPIE, E.G. are FAN (3 letters) and HANGERON (8 letters). A FAN is someone who is devoted to a particular person or thing, such as a celebrity or sports team. A hangeron is someone who follows a celebrity or other public figure around, often in the hopes of gaining some kind of benefit from them.