"tufthunter" meaning in English

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          "text": "The earl seeing the ecclesiastic abase himself before mere rank , clearly took him for a toady and a tufthunter",
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        "A hanger-on to noblemen or persons of quality, especially in English universities; a toady."
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        "(UK, slang, archaic) A hanger-on to noblemen or persons of quality, especially in English universities; a toady."
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  "etymology_text": "From tuft + hunter.",
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