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Your local florist may also sell green flowers in the days leading up to St. Patrick's Day.—Amanda Rock, Parents, 5 Mar. 2025 For example, a local florist could send a personalized email reminding customers about key anniversaries, complete with a discount on bouquets.—Sabine Leveiller, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 And that's who came after the business owners, the florists and the bakers and the coach.—Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025 The movie tells the story of a florist, played by Lively, who marries a handsome but abusive neurosurgeon, played by Baldoni.—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for florist
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Etymology
earlier, "one expert at growing flowers, one knowledgeable about flowers," from Latin flōr-, flōsflower entry 1 + -ist entry 1
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