fancier

Everyday

1. Fancier means more decorated, elaborate or posh than something else. tree →
2. A fancier is a person who keeps or breeds a certain kind of animal or plant as a hobby, like a pigeon fancier or a dog fancier. tree →

In the lessons

Comparisons in everyday talk (a fancier restaurant). The hobby meaning is common in UK and older writing (pigeon fanciers in the north of England). Phrases: fancier than, pigeon fancier, rose fancier.

Examples

• This cake is fancier than the one we made. tree →
• We went to a fancier restaurant for Gran's birthday. tree →
• My great-uncle was a pigeon fancier with fifty birds. tree →
• Her party dress is fancier than mine. tree →
• A dog fancier showed his poodles at the show. tree →
• Do you want the fancier pencil case or the plain one? tree →

Note

As an adjective: fancy, fancier, fanciest (y becomes ie). As a noun: «a fancier» of something. Say «FAN-see-er».