perfumer

American

[per-fyoo-mer, pur-fyoo-] / pərˈfyu mər, ˈpɜr fyu- /

noun

a person or thing that perfumes.
a maker or seller of perfumes.

perfumer British

/ pəˈfjuːmə, pəˈfjuːmjeɪ /

noun

a person who makes or sells perfume

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Etymology

Origin of perfumer

First recorded in 1565–75; perfume + -er ¹

Example Sentences

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They’ve formed something of a queer indie perfumer club.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025

Interesting pushback came from Christophe Laudamiel, a master perfumer at Generation by Osmo.

From Salon • May 31, 2025

The group has also taken steps to broaden its revenue sources, announcing plans to buy high end perfumer Creed in June and a 30% stake in fashion label Valentino in July.

From Reuters • Sep. 19, 2023

Loss of the sense of smell can be very upsetting, agrees Klio Maniati, a chemical engineer and perfumer, who has been a consultant to Moodify.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2022

Or the perfumer could have betrayed him, taking the diamond from the girl after marching her away.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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