poulterer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of poulterer
1525–35; obsolete poulter poultry dealer (< Middle French pouletier; see pullet, -ier 2) + -er 1
Example Sentences
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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
For the lengthened form poulterer, cf. fruiterer for fruiter, and see Chapter XV.
From The Romance of Names by Weekley, Ernest
Accordingly, she decided that if she did not wish to indefinitely postpone making the acquaintance of the poulterer, she must take the initiative.
From The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton by Curtis, Wardon Allan
Is it not a shabby thing to pretend to give dinners, if the real parties who provide them are the butcher, the poulterer, and the wine-merchant, whom you are in debt to, and cannot pay?
From Thrift by Smiles, Samuel
Riddell came out of the ordeal very much as a duck comes out of the hands of the poulterer.
From The Willoughby Captains by Reed, Talbot Baines
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