poulterer

American  

[pohl-ter-er] / ˈpoʊl tər ər /

noun

British.

1. a dealer in poultry, hares, and game; poultryman.

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poulterer British  

/ ˈpəʊltərə /

noun

1. another word for a poultryman

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Etymology

Origin of poulterer

1525–35; obsolete poulter poultry dealer (< Middle French pouletier; see pullet, -ier ²) + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Like many Catalans – about 41%, according to the polls – the poulterer is a passionate believer in sovereignty and a man with a memory that stretches back well beyond his 61 years.

From The Guardian • Sep. 19, 2017

I have never been a farrier, though Joliet himself made me perforce a poulterer.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 29, August, 1873 by Various

The rich men who inhabit them are growing richer and more numerous, and are always ready to pay the poulterer a good round price for a first-class article.

From Natural and Artificial Duck Culture by Rankin, James

“I spoke to the poulterer on the subject, sir: he constantly brings me down fowls, and he tells me that they kill each other fighting.”

From Newton Forster The Merchant Service by Marryat, Frederick

"You will come back," said the poulterer sceptically, when his fellow-tenant bade him good-bye; and parodying the sacred aspiration—"Next year in Manchester," he cried, in genial mockery.

From Dreamers of the Ghetto by Zangwill, Israel