COURTIER

courtier. Courtier, n. an attendant of or on a court, a lover

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Court″ier (kōrt″yẽr), n. [[From Court.]] 1. 1. One who is in attendance at the court of a prince; one who has an appointment at court.
You know I am no courtier, nor versed in state affairs. Bacon. This courtier got a frigate, and that a company. Macaulay. 2. 2. One who courts or solicits favor; one who flatters.
There was not among all our princes a greater courtier of the people than Richard III. Suckling.