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fanbearer
n. One who carries a fan (gloss: especially those carrying fans for the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt)
Usage examples of "fanbearer".
Nefert had accompanied her royal friend as fanbearer, and she knelt before the king while he gave himself up to the delight of meeting his daughter.
His entourage gathered around him, exclaiming and questioning in their own tongue, and I signaled the fanbearers to come forward.