courtier

noun

cour·tier ˈkȯr-tē-ər

ˈkȯrt-yər,

ˈkȯr-chər

: one in attendance at a royal court

: one who practices flattery

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The Emmy Award–winning actor answers 42 of life’s most pressing questions November 23, 2024 Reading Time: 2 minutes In West Texas, oil is king, and the courtiers tend to be very colorful characters. —

airmail.news, 23 Nov. 2024 Powerful Russians close to the Kremlin sought out contact with Trump and his courtiers, dangling the promise of damaging information about Clinton. —

William C. Wohlforth, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2024 Fragments of the debates about authorizing the persecutions show courtiers much more concerned with policing ordinary life than their predecessors. —

Jeffrey E. Schulman / Made By History, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024 Its practical function: No one, neither courtier nor plebeian, could stand close to the queen, conspicuous in her splendid isolation. —

Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for courtier