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 The songs come with music videos directed by Young Replicant, which together form a short film about pigeon fanciers. — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026 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

Nature lovers, artists (Ansel Adams found a muse in the Snake River), and outdoor adventurers know the gateway to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks is more than just a winter sports destination.

— Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
The professionalization worked, but at the expense of the site’s internal culture, Cooke argues, as generous eccentrics were displaced by neurotic lovers of rules.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of lovers

Noun

Playing a real game in Spectrum Center for the first time since trading away LaMelo Ball over the summer, this was Charlotte’s first chance since that controversial deal to show the home fans that the deal was a good one.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
Of course, many fans already pay for cable or other services, lowering the additional cost come hoops season.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of fans

Noun

In the main vintage selling space dealers mingled with their customers, collectors with more casual enthusiasts, and influencers and editors with brand executives.

— Luke Leitch, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 and has become a destination for architecture enthusiasts, who, according to the Lovell grandchildren, regularly arrive by the busload to photograph and sketch it.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of enthusiasts

Noun

The theory seems to be that there will always be another crop of suckers willing to pump money into the ecosystem, so the market will provide.

— Joseph Kahn, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
More suckers may continue to appear for several years unless the stump is ground up or treated with tree stump killer.

— Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2026

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