perfumer

[ per-fyoo-mer, pur-fyoo- ]

/ pərˈfyu mər, ˈpɜr fyu- /

noun

a person or thing that perfumes.

a maker or seller of perfumes.

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Origin of perfumer

First recorded in 1565–75; perfume + -er¹

Words nearby perfumer

performative, performing, performing arts, perf. part., perfume, perfumer, perfumery, perfunctory, perfusate, perfuse, perfusion

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Example sentences from the Web for perfumer

Thierry Wassler, perfumer for Guerlain, and Anthony Chalhoub, the CEO of the Chalhoulb group, were both awarded knighthoods.
Miley Cyrus Did Not Diss Beyonce in 'LOVE'; Former Louis Vuitton CEO Receives Legion D'Honneur|The Fashion Beast Team|January 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The reporters working on the Perfumer story were told not to make any noise on the story before the leaders left the city.
Russian Historian Anatoly Moskvin Collected Dead Girls at Home|Anna Nemtsova|November 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Indeed Francisco was always a sweet youth, for I am a perfumer; but thus brave!
The Works of John Marston|John Marston
The cart with the prisoners condemned to the guillotine had by this time arrived opposite the perfumer's shop.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXVII, August 1852, Vol. V|Various

She took out a long violet box with a perfumer's seal upon it.
The Coast of Chance|Esther Chamberlain
Rinaldi went out to summon a jeweller, a shoemaker, a stocking-maker, and a perfumer.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
Thanks to his wife, the perfumer would only accept the place of deputy-mayor, which brought him less before the public.
Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau|Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for perfumer

perfumer

perfumier (pəˈfjuːmjeɪ)

/ (pəˈfjuːmə) /

noun

a person who makes or sells perfume

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British Dictionary definitions for perfumer

perfumier (pəˈfjuːmjeɪ)

noun