poulterer

[ pohl-ter-er ]

nounBritish.

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

Origin of poulterer

1525–35; obsolete poulter poultry dealer (<Middle French pouletier;see pullet, -ier²) + -er¹

Words Nearby poulterer

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How to use poulterer in a sentence

It would be worth inquiry when the incorrect duplication of termination first produced our modern words upholsterer and poulterer?
Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 98, September 13, 1851 | Various
I say—go to the poulterer's round the corner, and buy the prize turkey for me!
A Christmas Carol | C. Z. Barnett
But should you not be able to manage it, you must send it to the poulterer.
The Modern Housewife or, Menagere | Alexis Soyer
Do you know the poulterer's, in the next street but one, at the corner?
Christmas-Tide | Elizabeth Harrison
We'll dispose of him among the dragoons—Have we never a poulterer among us?
The Recruiting Officer | George Farquhar

British Dictionary definitions for poulterer

poulterer

/ (ˈpəʊltərə) /

noun

British another word for a poultryman

Origin of poulterer

C17: from obsolete poulter, from Old French pouletier, from poulet pullet

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