Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fancier"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fancier \Fan"ci*er\, n.
1. One who is governed by fancy. ``Not reasoners, but
fanciers.'' --Macaulay.
2. One who fancies or has a special liking for, or interest
in, a particular object or class or objects; hence, one
who breeds and keeps for sale birds and animals; as, bird
fancier, dog fancier, etc.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
fancier
n : a person having a strong liking for something [syn: {enthusiast}]
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