fancier

English

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

English fancy

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

English -er

English fancier

From fancy (verb) + -er.

Noun

fancier (plural fanciers)

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

   Synonym: aficionado

   She's definitely a cat fancier: she has nine of them in her home and the walls are covered with pictures of more.

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

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

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

Derived terms

• dog fancier

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

English fancy

Proto-Indo-European *-yōs

Proto-Germanic *-izô

Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō

Proto-Germanic *-ōzô

Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō

Old English -ra

Middle English -ere

English -er

English fancier

From fancy (adjective) + -er.

Adjective

fancier

1. comparative form of fancy: more fancy

Anagrams

• Francie, firecan, infarce