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  • noun Plural form of fancier.

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Examples

  • Instantly a puzzle that has irked generations of Orwell-fanciers is solved.

    Another piece of the puzzle 2005

  • Real word fanciers will enjoy having a multi-volume set.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • Real word fanciers will enjoy having a multi-volume set.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • Real word fanciers will enjoy having a multi-volume set.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • Real word fanciers will enjoy having a multi-volume set.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • And then this … Of interest to coin fanciers will be stats from the U.S.

    The Daily Reckoning 2009

  • Nearly 25,000 "fanciers" and fans will flock to Britain's largest pigeon show to coo over champion racers and exotic breeds, with entertainment provided, sadly, not by pigeon-dancing on the Winter Gardens' famous old dancefloor, but Take That tribute act Could It Be Magic.

    This week's new events 2011

  • I dare say there may be some among you who may be pigeon 'fanciers', and I wish you to understand that in approaching the subject, I would speak with all humility and hesitation, as I regret to say that I am not a pigeon fancier.

    The Perpetuation of Living Beings; hereditary transmission and variation Thomas Henry Huxley 1860

  • I dare say there may be some among you who may be pigeon 'fanciers', and I wish you to understand that in approaching the subject, I would speak with all humility and hesitation, as I regret to say that I am not a pigeon fancier.

    Lectures and Essays Thomas Henry Huxley 1860

  • The breed became almost extinct in the early 20th century, but was saved by its "fanciers," said Frei.

    CBS 13 Recipes Videos 2010

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