ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Fancier

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Fancier is a noun meaning One who fancies; a person with a special interest, attraction or liking for something.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

  1. A person who breeds or grows a particular animal or plant for points of excellence.
  2. One who fancies or imagines.
  3. comparative form of fancy: more fancy

Example Sentences

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.

Word Forms

Synonyms for fancier

Depending on context, synonyms include aficionado, enthusiast.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include enthusiast, fancie, fantast, fancible, fascinator, phancy.

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