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fancier

/ˈfænsiər/
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Other forms: fanciers

Someone crazy about something can be called a fancier. If you join a club to promote the well-being of pheasants, someone might describe you as "a pheasant fancier." That just means you like pheasants a lot.

The word fancier can refer to someone who fancies (or really likes) something — such as dogs or wine or chocolate. It can also be used to describe someone who breeds a particular animal, with the intent of improving the breed. Make sure you don’t confuse this word with the adjective fancy, which has a comparative form that is also spelled “fancier.” That fancier would be used in the sense of “more ornamental” or “more extravagant” — as in "My prom dress is fancier than yours."

Definitions of fancier
  1. noun
    a person having a strong liking for something
    synonyms: enthusiast
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    types:
    animal fancier
    a person who breeds animals
    bird fancier
    a person with a strong interest in birds
    maniac
    a person who has an obsession with or excessive enthusiasm for something
    technophile
    a person who is enthusiastic about new technology
    cat fancier
    a person who breeds and cares for cats
    horse fancier, horseman
    a person who breeds and cares for horses
    type of:
    admirer, adorer
    someone who admires a young woman
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