The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Courtier \Court"ier\ (k[=o]rt"y[~e]r), n. [From Court.]
   1. One who is in attendance at the court of a prince; one who
      has an appointment at court.
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            You know I am no courtier, nor versed in state
            affairs.                              --Bacon.
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            This courtier got a frigate, and that a company.
                                                  --Macaulay.
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   2. One who courts or solicits favor; one who flatters.
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            There was not among all our princes a greater
            courtier of the people than Richard III. --Suckling.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

courtier
    n 1: an attendant at the court of a sovereign