fancier

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noun

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.”

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Meanings

fancier1

nounfancier (plural fanciers)

plural fanciers

  1. 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.

    1 more example

    Even so, most lily fanciers would rather have a colony of goldbands than any other species or hybrids in existence.

    1956, Popular Gardening and Living Outdoors, volume 7, page 59

    Synonyms: aficionado

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

fancier2

adjective
  1. comparativecomparative form of fancy: more fancy

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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aficionado

More synonyms by meaning

nouna person having a strong liking for something

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enthusiast
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admireradorer
Also see
aficionadobuffdevoteeenthusiastfanfancyfreakjunkietrashvotary

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

fancier · noun

From fancy (verb) + -er.

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fancier · adjective

From fancy (adjective) + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Franciefirecaninfarce
Cite this entry
APA

fancier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fancier

MLA

“fancier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fancier. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fancier,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fancier.

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