noun
Etymology
Origin of perfumer
Example Sentences
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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 • May 31, 2025
Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony add color and, courtesy of a perfumer at Cartier, scent to Scriabin’s ‘Prometheus.’
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2024
Mathilde Laurent, Cartier’s longtime perfumer, who had designed the scents, double-checked notes on her iPad.
From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2024
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
Yes, yes, the perfumer is saying, his gaze flitting over von Rumpel’s insignia, a few years ago he helped authorities apprehend an out-of- towner who was taking measurements of buildings.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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