Fancier
['fænsɪə]
Definition
(n.) One who is governed by fancy.
(n.) 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.
Typed by Josephine
Examples
- By the by; you were quite a pigeon-fancier. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I am somewhat of a fowl fancier, and I have seldom seen a better grown goose. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- A bird-fancier's? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Few would readily believe in the natural capacity and years of practice requisite to become even a skilful pigeon-fancier. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- The human being is regarded with the eye of a dog- or bird-fancier, or at best of a slave-owner; the higher or human qualities are left out. Plato. The Republic.
- I dare say he is some dog-fancier, or whipper-in, or something of the sort, said Alvanly. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Fanciers select their dogs, horses, pigeons, etc. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- He saw that pigeon-fanciers and stock-breeders deve lop certain types by preserving those variations that have the desired characteristics. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- I have associated with several eminent fanciers, and have been permitted to join two of the London Pigeon Clubs. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
Typist: Rosa