the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who is in attendance at the court of a prince; one who has an appointment at court.
n. One who courts or solicits favor; one who flatters.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who attends or frequents the court of a sovereign or other high dignitary.
n. One who courts or solicits the favor of another; one who possesses the art of gaining favor by address and complaisance.
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n. an attendant at the court of a sovereign
Word Usage
"The Persian courtier is constantly on horseback, hunting with his sovereign in weather of all kinds, or accompanying him in journeys from one end of Persia to the other."