courtier

Noun

Meaning

One who is in attendance at the court of a prince; one who has an appointment at court.

One who courts or solicits favor; one who flatters.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

batman lord chamberlain beau lady squire lackey toad chevalier minion page slave follower consort attendant
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Antonyms

lord plenipotentiary grass householder proprietress host
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Hypernyms

tender attendant attender

Related terms

court courtesan

Anagrams

outcrier

Examples

Adams 2002 p. 57 The habit of comparing him unfavourably to William Cecil Haynes 1987 p. 11 was continued by Conyers Read in 1925: "Leicester was a selfish, unscrupulous courtier and Burghley a wise and patriotic statesman". Source: Internet

Castiglione's characters opine about how their courtier can impress his audience and win its approval. Source: Internet

Cooper, p. 7; Hutchinson, p. 26; Wilson, p. 6 After William's death, Joyce married the courtier Sir John Carey in 1538. Source: Internet

Edmund learns from Curan, a courtier, that there is likely to be war between Albany and Cornwall, and that Regan and Cornwall are to arrive at Gloucester's house that evening. Source: Internet

He was a French soldier, courtier, and Governor General of New France from 1672 to 1682 and from 1689 to his death in 1698. Source: Internet

In the meantime Cassiodorus had succeeded Boethius as magister in 523. The pliant historian and courtier could be counted on to provide refined touches to official correspondence. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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