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FANCIER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person having a strong liking for something

Synonyms:

enthusiast; fancier

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("fancier" is a kind of...):

admirer; adorer (someone who admires a young woman)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fancier"):

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)

Derivation:

fancy (have a fancy or particular liking or desire for)

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