courtier

court·i·er  (kôrt-r, -tyr, kr-)

n.

1. An attendant at a sovereign's court.

2. One who seeks favor, especially by insincere flattery or obsequious behavior.

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[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 [ˈkɔːtɪə]

n

1. an attendant at a court

2. a person who seeks favour in an ingratiating manner

[from Anglo-French courteour (unattested), from Old French corteier to attend at court]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

courtier - an attendant at the court of a sovereign attendant, attender, tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

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courtier

noun attendant, follower, squire, pursuivant (Historical), train-bearer, liegeman (Historical) a courtier who worked in the royal household

Quotations
"The two maxims of any great man at court are, always to keep his countenance, and never to keep his word" [Jonathan Swift Thoughts on Various Subjects]

Translations

courtier [ˈkɔːtɪəʳ] N → cortesano/a m/f

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courtier [ˈkɔː^rtɪə^r] n (= man) → courtisan m (= woman) → dame f de (la) cour

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courtier

n → Höfling m

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courtier [ˈkɔːtɪəʳ] n → cortigiano/a

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courtier [ˈkɔːtɪəʳ] n → cortigiano/a

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courtier court