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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Fancier

/făn'-sē-ẽr/ · Fan·ci·er · IPA /fˈænsiːər/
01 n. One who is governed by fancy.
  1. 1.
    One who is governed by fancy.
  2. 2.
    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.