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单词 courtier
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
cour•ti•er /ˈkɔrtiɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a person who is often at the court of a king;
    attendant.
  2. a person who flatters.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cour•ti•er  (kôr′tē ər, kōr′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who is often in attendance at the court of a king or other royal personage.
  2. a person who seeks favor by flattery, charm, etc.
  • Latin -ōr- -or2; suffix later conformed to -ier1
  • Anglo-French courte(i)our, equivalent. to Old French cortoy(er) to attend at court (derivative of court court) + Anglo-French -our
  • Middle English courteour 1250–1300

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
courtier /ˈkɔːtɪə/ n
  1. an attendant at a court
  2. a person who seeks favour in an ingratiating manner
Etymology: 13th Century: from Anglo-French courteour (unattested), from Old French corteier to attend at court
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