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noun
1.
a person who is often in attendance at the court of a king or other royal personage.
2.
a person who seeks favor by flattery, charm, etc.
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Courtier
is always a great word to know.
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Example Sentences
- He is not allowed to form his own courtier and cronies.
- Burgess makes for an improbable courtier of presidents, or of a senator who might become one.
- She lived the life of a courtier and bore three children.
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Word Origin & History
courtier
early 13c., from Anglo-Fr. *corteour, O.Fr. *cortoyeur, from cortoyer "to be at court" (see court).
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