noun
Etymology
Origin of florist
Explanation
A florist is someone whose job involves arranging and selling cut flowers. If you can't decide what flowers to buy your mom for Mother's Day, you can ask a florist for advice. It's most common to call the owner or manager of a flower shop a florist, although the word is also used to mean a person who grows flowers meant for cutting. Whether you're buying flowers for a sick friend or planning the bouquets for a wedding, a florist is the person you should consult. Florist comes from the French fleuriste, from the Latin root word flos, or "flower."
Example Sentences
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John R Thomas Florist, in Church Stretton, Shropshire, was celebrating the end of a bumper year which included the shop's 40th anniversary and a national award nomination.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025
Sure, maybe they aren't bespoke flower arrangements from Sag Harbor Florist, Gartens's flower shop of choice, but the Trader Joe's bouquets are looking pretty nice this year, too.
From Salon • Aug. 2, 2023
The family behind San Gabriel Nursery & Florist endured incarceration, a fire and other setbacks.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023
Florist Ingrid Carozzi of Tin Can Studios in Brooklyn cited other issues with floral arrangements beyond the use of non-biodegradable foam, such as bleaching and chemically dyeing flowers to achieve unnatural colors.
From Seattle Times • May 18, 2022
The Florist: "It is Pridte, not Bridte, matam."
From Bride Roses by Howells, William Dean
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