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cour·ti·er 
[kawr-tee-er, kohr-] Pronunciation Key
[kawr-tee-er, kohr-] Pronunciation Key –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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| court·i·er
(kôr'tē-ər, -tyər, kōr'-) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English courteour, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French cortoier, to be at a royal court, from cort, court; see court.] |
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Courtier
Court"ier\ (k?rt"y?r), n. [From Court.]1. One who is in attendance at the court of a prince; one who has an appointment at court. You know I am no courtier, nor versed in state affairs. --Bacon. This courtier got a frigate, and that a company. --Macaulay. 2. One who courts or solicits favor; one who flatters. There was not among all our princes a greater courtier of the people than Richard III. --Suckling.
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