Courtiers - English meaning

noun

A person who gives advice in a particular field.

Usage examples:

He started as a legal adviser to the company

noun

Someone whose job is to give advice about something, for example, to a company or government

Usage examples:

Adviser to sb/sth he has remained active in politics and is now a top adviser to the government., e…

noun

An assistant to an important person, especially a political leader.

Usage examples:

A presidential aide

noun

A person employed to provide a service to the public in a particular place.

Usage examples:

A cloakroom attendant

adjective

Occurring with or as a result of.

Usage examples:

The sea and its attendant attractions

noun

Someone whose job is to help others in a particular place or situation

Usage examples:

A gas station/parking lot attendant

noun

A person or animal with whom one spends a lot of time or with whom one travels.

Usage examples:

His travelling companion

verb

Accompany.

Usage examples:

He is companioned by a pageboy

noun

A covering over the hatchway leading to a ship's companionway.

Usage examples:

The room was illumined from the light in the companion, and the dim lantern hung from the deck beam.

noun

An officer of the british royal household who attends or assists members of the royal family.

Usage examples:

He became equerry to the duke of kent

noun

An officer who works for a particular member of a royal family to help in their official duties

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An equerry to the queen

noun

A person who supports and admires a particular person or set of ideas.

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Followers of nietzsche

noun

Someone who obeys or supports another person or that person’s ideas

Usage examples:

The newly elected governor appeared overcome with emotion as he thanked his followers., they are en…

noun

A company or product that only makes new changes, enters a market, etc. after other companies or products have done this first

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Law firms are not leaders in business, they are followers., our analysis supports the view of germa…

noun

A faithful follower or political supporter, especially one prepared to engage in crime or violence by way of service.

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The dictator's henchman

noun

A person who is loyal to and works for someone in a position of authority and is willing to help that person even by hurting others or by committing crimes

Usage examples:

Although the president kept himself above the fray, his henchmen were blaming everyone.

noun

A polite or formal way of referring to a woman.

Usage examples:

I spoke to the lady at the travel agency

noun

A woman who is polite and behaves well toward other people

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Try to act like a lady., this lady has a question., ladies and gentlemen, may i have your attention…

noun

A woman whose job is to help a queen or other woman of high social position

noun

A vassal who owed feudal service or allegiance to a nobleman.

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The occasional frightened servant scurried past every so often but the liegeman said nothing as the…

noun

A man of noble rank or high office; a nobleman.

Usage examples:

Lords and ladies were entertained here

exclamation

Used in exclamations expressing surprise or worry, or for emphasis.

Usage examples:

Lord, i'm cold!

verb

Act in a superior and domineering manner towards (someone).

Usage examples:

When we were at school, you used to lord it over us

adjective

Belonging by rank, title, or birth to the aristocracy.

Usage examples:

The medieval palace was once owned by a noble florentine family

noun

(especially in former times) a person of noble rank or birth.

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The greater a noble's military power, the more land he could control

noun

One or both sides of a sheet of paper in a book, magazine, newspaper, or other collection of bound sheets.

Usage examples:

A book of not less than 40 pages

verb

Look through the pages of (a book, magazine, etc.).

Usage examples:

She was paging through a pile of sunday newspapers

verb

Summon (someone) over a public address system, so as to pass on a message.

Usage examples:

No need to interrupt the background music just to page the concierge

noun

A thing that holds something in place.

Usage examples:

A guitar string retainer

noun

An amount of money that you pay to someone in advance so that the person will work for you when needed

Usage examples:

He was on a $150,000 retainer from lloyd's of london.

noun

An amount of money that you pay to a lawyer, consultant (= someone paid to give expert advice or training), etc. in order to be sure that they can work for you when you need them to

Usage examples:

The firm retained white as a consultant, paying him a $5,000 retainer., get/be on/receive a retaine…

noun

A man of high social standing who owns and lives on an estate in a rural area, especially the chief landowner in such an area.

Usage examples:

The squire of radbourne hall

verb

A subadult snapper fish ( chrysophrys auratus ).

noun

A person employed to look after the passengers on a ship, aircraft, or train.

Usage examples:

Arriving passengers greet their cabin stewards and table waiters like long-lost family friends with…

verb

Short for shop steward.

noun

A person who is responsible for an event or for the management of a place

Usage examples:

A race steward, he has been a careful steward of our parks.