Synonyms for fancier
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : fan-see-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfæn si ər |
Définition of fancier
Origin :- mid-15c., contraction of fantasy, it took the older and longer word's sense of "inclination, whim, desire." Meaning "fans of an amusement or sport, collectively" is attested by 1735, especially (though not originally) of the prize ring. The adjective is recorded from mid-18c.
- noun admirer
- He knew them as a trainer knows horses, or a fancier knows dogs.
- Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various
- Why, she changed her name to one fancier that you might have heard talk of?
- Extract from : « The Thing from the Lake » by Eleanor M. Ingram
- Having been a fancier himself, Billy knew how the birds were housed.
- Extract from : « Our Young Aeroplane Scouts in Germany » by Horace Porter
- For when has the character of the voice influenced a fancier in selecting?
- Extract from : « Birds in Town and Village » by W. H. Hudson
- No fancier than your own, commented Fudge, still a trifle disgruntled.
- Extract from : « The Lucky Seventh » by Ralph Henry Barbour
- Upon the fancier who does understand this philosophy they make no impression at all.
- Extract from : « Our Domestic Birds » by John H. Robinson
- Its only ornament is the cat, and his beauty is more apparent to the artist than to the fancier.
- Extract from : « Americans and Others » by Agnes Repplier
- The fancier tries to breed a bird that comes the nearest to this model.
- Extract from : « Outdoor Sports and Games » by Claude H. Miller
- Although more or less of regulation size, shape and ornamentation are left to the individual taste of the fancier.
- Extract from : « The Harmsworth Magazine, Vol. 1, 1898-1899, No. 6 » by Various
- Ten pound corrugated cartons are widely used, newer and fancier packs being but one layer deep.
- Extract from : « The Tomato » by Paul Work
Antonyms for fancier
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