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tobacconist

[ tuh-bak-uh-nist ]
/ təˈbæk ə nɪst /

noun

a dealer in tobacco, especially the owner of a store that sells pipe tobaccos, cigarettes, and cigars.

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Origin of tobacconist

1590–1600; tobacco + intrusive -n- + -ist

Words nearby tobacconist

tobacco budworm, tobacco heart, tobacco hornworm, tobacco mosaic, tobacco mosaic virus, tobacconist, tobacco road, Tobago, Tobagonian, Tobata, tobe
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British Dictionary definitions for tobacconist

tobacconist
/ (təˈbækənɪst) /

noun

mainly British a person or shop that sells tobacco, cigarettes, pipes, etc
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