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
"The Frau Geheimr�tin deigned to superintend, in her own person, the buying of turkeys and ducks and geese," the poulterer had reported at the Minchah service.
From Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch Two Stories of Jewish Life by Frank, Ulrich
They were ticketed at eighteenpence a pair in the shop, and that was fivepence profit apiece for the poulterer.
From A Child of the Jago by Morrison, Arthur
These baskets were taken to a neighbouring tap-room, the landlord of which bought as much as he wanted, and a local poulterer bought the rest of the spirits and oysters as well.
From King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 by Chatterton, E. Keble (Edward Keble)
But it's no good going into Rowington and trying to sell them to a poulterer.
From The Terrible Twins by Jepson, Edgar
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