courtier
廷臣,廷议,仆人,臣子们
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- : a person who is often in attendance at the court of a king or other royal personage.
- : a person who seeks favor by flattery, charm, etc.
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The prospect of Harry using his personal trauma to promote a TV show would once have sent shivers down the spine of courtiers at Buckingham Palace, but not now.
Among the distinguished talent featured in Couture Dogs of New York is award-winning pet fashion courtier Anthony Rubio.
In fact, a senior courtier tells the Royalist that the China idea never even reached the planning stage.
Even for the most forward-looking courtier, that might be a modernization too far.
But the essence of Disraeli's genius as a courtier was his ability to make it all about her.
And to top it all off, retired courtier Valantino Garavani threw a lavish party at his expansive estate, Château de Wideville.
A favorite of king and courtier, its use was alike common in the palace and the courtyard.
But the new Marshal cared little for the life of a courtier, much as he prized his military distinctions.
Ever since the Dutch looked upon the plant it has been more to them than king and courtier.
Abbot was nothing of a courtier, and, indeed, no very pleasant-natured man.
And now, having attained all he could desire, Wilkes sank the patriot in the courtier.