fancier
noun
- occupation of someone who breeds, trains, owns, or otherwise has special interest in a 'fancy' animal -- that is, one of a breed domesticated for pethood
Wiktionary
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English fancy English -er English fancier From fancy (adjective) + -er.
- comparative form of fancy: more fancy
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English fancy Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English fancier From fancy (verb) + -er.
- 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.”
- A person who breeds or grows a particular animal or plant for points of excellence.
- One who fancies or imagines.