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Meanings of fancier in English

Portuguese
amador
Catalan
afeccionat
Spanish
aficionado

A person having a strong liking for something.

        amador
        Usage of fancier in English
        1
        In his time he had been the greatest pigeon-fancier in the country.
        The Grim Smile of the Five Towns
        2
        You may want to go to some fancier places than I do.
        Irresistible forces
        3
        Both glittered with jewels and their horses' tack was fancier than Gosi's.
        Hidden Warrior
        4
        Give it a fancier name and it could be a spa treatment.
        Wired
        5
        But what will his boxing fans make of Mike Tyson, pigeon fancier?
        Reuters
        6
        Some of the old fancier's statements are true, others are mere guesses.
        The Dancing Mouse: A Study in Animal Behavior
        7
        The fancier models even have toilet, washing and cooking facilities in situ.
        The Irish Times
        8
        These days it goes by the fancier title of building a coaching culture.
        The Irish Times
        9
        The tribute train is fancier than even the room in the Justice Building.
        The Hunger Games
        10
        You may scoff, but to the Bath Oliver fancier such information is important.
        The Irish Times
        11
        Our girl's going to need fancier shysters than I can afford.
        Breakfast at Tiffany's
        12
        The bird-fancier stared after the small figure as it walked away into darkness.
        Lady Good-for-Nothing: A Man's Portrait of a Woman
        13
        I looked at Christopher, expecting him to be used to much fancier bedrooms.
        Conrad’s Fate
        14
        Costs have gone up with a fancier restaurant, but sales are up too.
        Reuters
        15
        Maybe I need to get one of those fancier color Kindles.
        Wired
        16
        For the soft-handed dilettante, though, something altogether fancier is in order.
        Wired
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        Spanish
        aficionado
        Fancier through the time
        Fancier across language varieties
        United States of America
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