Someone carrying a fan (9)
I believe the answer is:
supporter
I believe this is a double definition.
'someone' is the first definition.
(supporter is a kind of someone)
'a fan' is the second definition.
(eg a fan of a football team)
'carrying' is the link.
(Other definitions for supporter that I've seen before include "One helping" , "angel" , "One cheers" , "Stay" , "Adherent, defender" .)