perfumer

American  

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

noun

1. a person or thing that perfumes.

2. a maker or seller of perfumes.

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perfumer British  

/ pəˈfjuːmə, pəˈfjuːmjeɪ /

noun

1. 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

He sent back early versions he got from perfumers because they were missing the warmth and needed more cinnamon.

From The Wall Street Journal

A master perfumer compares the odor of DMS to “fish that stayed too long in the sun,” adding that “we usually avoid” such associations “when we recreate the smell of the sea in perfumery.”

From Salon

For each fragrance, one of them takes “point” — for instance, on Garden Heaux, Lawrence acted as the perfumer and Lin as the fragrance evaluator, deciding whether the scent needed tweaking.

From Los Angeles Times

A master perfumer compares the odor of DMS to "fish that stayed too long in the sun," adding that "we usually avoid" such associations "when we recreate the smell of the sea in perfumery."

From Salon

Presumably reading the word isoamyl acetate would not trigger the smell of a banana though — except perhaps in biochemists, science nerds or perfumers for whom it’s become part of their internal concept of the fruit.

From Salon