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 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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Related Stories The motel sits among reed beds and woods, its rooms echoing with lovers every night.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Horror lovers have more options for wide releases today, but the genre isn’t dramatically outpacing other kinds of theatrical films.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of lovers

Noun

Whether the organization and its fans feel the same way is another matter after Chisholm and Grisham disappointed in 2026.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
Together, the songs take longtime Prine fans and new followers more deeply into his vivid approach to songwriting, which gave voice to the lives, emotions, struggles and celebrations of everyday people.

— Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of fans

Noun

In the lobby living room, corporate execs type away on laptops while wine enthusiasts compare notes from a crop of nearby tasting rooms.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
There’s a new reason for music enthusiasts to make a pit stop at their local record store this Black Friday.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of enthusiasts

Noun

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
One was a regional distributor of garbage trucks, street sweepers, and sewer suckers for municipalities.

— Eric Zwick, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

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