courtier
noun
cour·tier
ˈkȯr-tē-ər 
ˈkȯrt-yər,
ˈkȯr-chər
1
: one in attendance at a royal court
2
: one who practices flattery
Examples of courtier in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The Duke of Edinburgh died one month before his 100th birthday, and COVID restrictions even changed how courtiers communicated the news.
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Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
The poet, a courtier named Yukihira, was a provincial governor who, by some accounts, was exiled to Suma Bay, a famous stretch of coastline in western Japan.
—Paul S. Atkins, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2024
Princess Anne walked into a room where King Charles was surrounded by courtiers.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
The Times of London quoted courtiers who also said that the king was tired from his previous day’s hospital procedure.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2024
On Tuesday, courtiers released a statement about the title changes that will affect Queen Margrethe, Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary and Prince Christian.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 2 Jan. 2024
Moctezuma is a capricious ruler who executes courtiers for minute breaches of protocol and who might just lose an entire kingdom for want of a horse.
—Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
Just like the reign change from Queen Elizabeth to King Charles in Great Britain, Danish courtiers said that King Frederik’s cipher would slowly replace his mother’s monogram in places like military uniforms.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2024
And yet, the narrative peddled by Trump and his courtiers conveniently presupposes that Republicans didn’t start losing big at the ballot box until the summer of 2022.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 17 Jan. 2024
Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
The poet, a courtier named Yukihira, was a provincial governor who, by some accounts, was exiled to Suma Bay, a famous stretch of coastline in western Japan.
—Paul S. Atkins, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2024
Princess Anne walked into a room where King Charles was surrounded by courtiers.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
The Times of London quoted courtiers who also said that the king was tired from his previous day’s hospital procedure.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2024
On Tuesday, courtiers released a statement about the title changes that will affect Queen Margrethe, Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary and Prince Christian.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 2 Jan. 2024
Moctezuma is a capricious ruler who executes courtiers for minute breaches of protocol and who might just lose an entire kingdom for want of a horse.
—Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
Just like the reign change from Queen Elizabeth to King Charles in Great Britain, Danish courtiers said that King Frederik’s cipher would slowly replace his mother’s monogram in places like military uniforms.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2024
And yet, the narrative peddled by Trump and his courtiers conveniently presupposes that Republicans didn’t start losing big at the ballot box until the summer of 2022.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 17 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of courtier was
in the 14th century
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courtier
noun
court·ier
ˈkōrt-ē-ər,
ˈkȯrt-
1
: a person in attendance to a ruler at a royal court
2
: a person who practices flattery
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