fruiterer

[ froo-ter-er ]

nounChiefly British.
  1. a dealer in fruit.

Origin of fruiterer

1
1375–1425; late Middle English; extended form of fruiter

Words Nearby fruiterer

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How to use fruiterer in a sentence

  • A fruiterer can keep his oranges until the next day, if he is not satisfied with the current price.

  • It was a very hot morning in August, when little Floy stopped to look in at a city fruiterer's window.

  • She went to the fruiterer'sTo buy him some fruit,And when she came backHe was playing the flute.

  • The fruiterer opposite told me that of nights they let loose dogs whose food is hung up on stakes just out of their reach.

    The Thirteen | Honore de Balzac
  • The port wine fled for a moment from the fruiterer’s nose as he muttered, ‘Joe Toddyhigh!

    Master Humphrey's Clock | Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for fruiterer

fruiterer

/ (ˈfruːtərə) /


noun
  1. mainly British a fruit dealer or seller

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