Courtiers are persons who attend a royal court, either as companions or advisers to the Monarch.

Campan has written:

'Memoirs of the court of Marie Antoinette, queen of France' -- subject(s): Court and courtiers

'Memoirs of the court of Marie Antoinette, queen of France By Madame Campan ... From the 3d London ed' -- subject(s): Court and courtiers

'The private life of Marie Antoinette, queen of France and Navarre' -- subject(s): Court and courtiers

'The private journal of Madame Campan' -- subject(s): Court and courtiers

'Memoirs of Marie Antoinette' -- subject(s): Court and courtiers

Courtiers are people who attend a royal court as companions or advisers to kings and queens. Therefore, the task of courtiers is to give advice to the ruler of the state.

the Tudor court is a place where Henry viii lived with his royal courtiers and ministers

American translation is plainly a man who solicits himself for personal gain.