as in lover
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
many chocolate fanciers like their favorite confection without the addition of milk or a lot of sugar
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Recent Examples of fancier
But my favorite thing to add to eggs is something a little fancier: crème fraîche.
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Josh Miller, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2024
Font fanciers who want to go beyond standard typeface sets will love the Glyphs panel.
—PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
Shroom Around the World Mushroom spores disregard national borders and even cross oceans, and so does Mushroom Observer, uniting mushroom fanciers around the world.
—Bob Hirshon, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
Anything after that, a pet owner would need to apply for an animal fanciers license.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2024
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Josh Miller, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2024
Font fanciers who want to go beyond standard typeface sets will love the Glyphs panel.
—PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
Shroom Around the World Mushroom spores disregard national borders and even cross oceans, and so does Mushroom Observer, uniting mushroom fanciers around the world.
—Bob Hirshon, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
Anything after that, a pet owner would need to apply for an animal fanciers license.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fancier
Noun
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More than 50 cats were submitted for The Star’s cutest cat contest, from tortoiseshells to Birman cats and everything in between — and your submissions have definitely stolen the hearts of the cat lovers in our newsroom.—
Eden Dinneen,
Kansas City Star,
20 Oct. 2025
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Fried chicken lovers visiting a Popeyes drive-thru in Florida were unwittingly paying a prison inmate’s commissary fees, according to investigators.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Scuba Oversized Half-zip Hoodie The millennial in me will always be a sucker for roomy sweatshirts with thumbholes, and the Scuba Oversized Half-zip Hoodie feels like the age-appropriate evolution of my favorite middle school hoodies.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
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On the opposite side there was Gessime Yassine; technical, fleet-footed and skilful, and one of those silky wingers who loves to glide inside before delivering the sucker-punch pass.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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One year later, Nashville's become her biggest fan.—
Hadley Hitson,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Oct. 2025
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Fast and Free High-rise Tight 25-inch 5-pocket There’s simply no such thing as having too many pockets, as exhibited by these fan-favorite five-pocket leggings, which are currently $69.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Find the right storage cabinet for small accessories Fishing enthusiasts, coin collectors, and sewing or knitting needle experts will want to store smaller items like those in their collections in smaller storage bins.—
Michelle Mastro,
Architectural Digest,
23 Oct. 2025
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Cruising enthusiasts have been able to travel on shorter three- and five-day itineraries from Mobile, but this addition gives a third option for those hoping for a longer vacation on the high seas.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Fancier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fancier. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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