fancier
noun
[ ˈfansɪə ]
• a connoisseur or enthusiast of something, especially someone who has a special interest in or breeds a particular animal.
• "a pigeon fancier"
Similar:
enthusiast,
devotee,
hobbyist,
lover,
addict,
fan,
fanatic,
expert,
connoisseur,
aficionado,
breeder,
buff,
fiend,
freak,
bug,
nut,
maniac,
junkie,
fancy
adjective
• elaborate in structure or decoration.
• "the furniture was very fancy"
• (of a drawing, painting, or sculpture) created from the imagination rather than from life.
• "I used to take a seat and busy myself in sketching fancy vignettes"
Origin:
late Middle English: contraction of fantasy.
