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poulterer

[ pohl-ter-er ]

noun

, British.
  1. a dealer in poultry, hares, and game; poultryman.


poulterer

/ ˈpəʊltərə /

noun

  1. another word for a poultryman
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of poulterer1

1525–35; obsolete poulter poultry dealer (< Middle French pouletier; pullet, -ier 2 ) + -er 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of poulterer1

C17: from obsolete poulter, from Old French pouletier, from poulet pullet
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Example Sentences

It would be worth inquiry when the incorrect duplication of termination first produced our modern words upholsterer and poulterer?

I say—go to the poulterer's round the corner, and buy the prize turkey for me!

But should you not be able to manage it, you must send it to the poulterer.

Do you know the poulterer's, in the next street but one, at the corner?

We'll dispose of him among the dragoons—Have we never a poulterer among us?

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