florist

[ flawr-ist, flohr-, flor- ]

/ ˈflɔr ɪst, ˈfloʊr-, ˈflɒr- /

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noun

a retailer of flowers, ornamental plants, etc.

a grower of flowers.

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Origin of florist

First recorded in 1615–25; flor- + -ist

Words nearby florist

florigen, florilegium, florin, Florio, Florissant, florist, floristic, floristics, florists' foam, -florous, floruit

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How to use florist in a sentence

An entire city full of restaurateurs, florists and others did the same.
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Roses are great, especially for Valentine’s Day, but those that come from a florist or traditional sources usually don’t last more than a week.
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Several restaurants and florists reported reduced Valentine’s Day sales due to the hazardous road conditions.
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We are banks that bring it in, and we immediately send it out to a variety of things, from florists to bakers to purveyors to farmers to employees.
How COVID-19 will remake the restaurant industry|Beth Kowitt|October 5, 2020|Fortune

That way you’re specifically addressing those in Florida and those who come across your article see you as the go-to florist in Florida.
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Photographer, Baker, Florist, Broadcaster, Counselor, Innkeeper, and Teacher.
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For new White House chief florist Laura Dowling, the evening was her own successful “coming out” party.
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Williams with that long bundle under his arm that looked like a florist's box.
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Williams was at a desk, the florist box lying in front of him, scribbling on a deposit slip.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
She met the florist coming out, for he had just completed the decorating, and the place was a mass of bloom.
Mildred's Inheritance|Annie Fellows Johnston
The plant, as a florist's flower, has stood still in a very remarkable way.
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Their first visit was to a shop where fruit was sold, and then to a florist's where the lady bought some flowers.
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British Dictionary definitions for florist

florist

/ (ˈflɒrɪst) /

noun

a person who grows or deals in flowers

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