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For even more summer-to-fall floral inspo, Zimmerman’s also seen florists leaning into more textural and ethereal designs.—Blake Bakkila, Sunset Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024 Meanwhile, Martha, a florist, lives with her kids and her second husband Al.—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024 Hall, also a wedding florist, noted there are other plants growing in the same area, including other dahlias, cosmos, zinnias, and phlox.—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024 Lively wore not one, but ten outfits that—in some way or another—gestured toward her character, a florist named Lily Bloom.—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for florist
Word History
Etymology
earlier, "one expert at growing flowers, one knowledgeable about flowers," from Latin flōr-, flōsflower entry 1 + -ist entry 1
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