fancier
nounEtymology From fancy (verb) + -er.
1
One who fancies; a person with a special interest, attraction or liking for something.
- She's definitely a cat fancier: she has nine of them in her home and the walls are covered with pictures of more.
- Even so, most lily fanciers would rather have a colony of goldbands than any other species or hybrids in existence.1956, Popular Gardening and Living Outdoors, volume 7, page 59:
2
A person who breeds or grows a particular animal or plant for points of excellence.
3
One who fancies or imagines.
- Derived terms
- dog fancier