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fancier

noun

Etymology

From fancy (adjective) + -er.

  1. derived from *bʰh₂nyéti✻
  2. derived from φαντασία
  3. derived from phantasia
  4. derived from fantasia
  5. derived from fantasie
  6. derived from fansy
  7. suffixed as fancier — “fancy + er”

Definitions

  1. One who fancies

    One who fancies; a person with a special interest, attraction or liking for something.

    • She's definitely a cat fancier: she has nine of them in her home and the walls are covered with pictures of more.
    • Even so, most lily fanciers would rather have a colony of goldbands than any other species or hybrids in existence.

  2. A person who breeds or grows a particular animal or plant for points of excellence.

  3. One who fancies or imagines.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. comparative form of fancy

      comparative form of fancy: more fancy

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA