Definition of FANCIER

fancier

Plural: fanciers

Noun

  • A person with a keen interest or specialized liking for something.
  • a person having a strong liking for something
  • One who fancies; a person with a special interest, attraction or liking for something.
  • A person who breeds or grows a particular animal or plant for points of excellence.
  • One who fancies or imagines.

Adjective

  • not plain; decorative or ornamented

Adj

  • comparative form of fancy: more fancy

Examples

  • As a fancier of obscure words, he relished playing ’ZAX’ in Words With Friends.
  • She's definitely a cat fancier: she has nine of them in her home and the walls are covered with pictures of more.

Origin / Etymology

From fancy (verb) + -er.

Antonyms

plain

Scrabble Score: 12

fancier: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
fancier: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fancier: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

fancier: valid Words With Friends Word