FANCIERS Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

fanciers

noun

plural of fancier

as in lovers

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 fanciers Local breeders, known as fanciers, would release their birds far from home and measure the time and distance covered to return. — Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026 Famous people were frequently asked to be judges, to lend cachet to the events—novelists Émile Zola and Pierre Loti were two of them (both writers were cat-fanciers, so were well qualified to be judges). — Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025

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Noun

For snow lovers, Big Bear Mountain Resort is just five minutes away.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
Talking Animals Books in Grapevine is leading the second annual event, encouraging book lovers to wander beyond Main Street and into the heart of the area's indie literary scene.

— CBS News Texas Staff, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of lovers

Noun

From sneak peeks of new Disney movies and shows to first looks at new experiences and products, D23 is the place where news is made for fans of Disney's theme parks, characters and more.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
General manager Ross Atkins, hours after the deadline, apologized to fans for the disappointment on the heels of a World Series appearance.

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of fans

Noun

Space enthusiasts have been following the thrilling saga ever since the 171-foot tall section of the rocket that flies in space, known as the upper stage, landed intact in the Indian Ocean.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
While Silicon Valley has since moved on to shaping the future of artificial intelligence, these hardware enthusiasts are intent on saving the Atari, Commodore and IBM machines that are ancestors to today’s laptops, wearable devices and smartphones.

— Terry Chea, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of enthusiasts

Noun

The ornamental characteristics of suckers that develop from roots are inferior to the upper portion of the tree.

— Molly Burford, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2026
The Maryland Terrapins rolled these suckers out in the early 2010s and subsequently burned the retinas of college football fans all over the country.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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