fruiterer

noun

fruit·er·er ˈfrü-tər-ər

chiefly British

: a person who deals in fruit

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Every price tag was in every window, the fruiterer was a vision. —

Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 Feb. 2023 Potential occupations listed included porter, mechanic, fisher and fruiterer. —

Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2021

Word History

Etymology

Middle English fruterer, borrowed from Anglo-French, doubly suffixed form of fruter "fruit-seller," from frut, fruit fruit entry 1 + -er -er;2

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fruiterer was in the 15th century

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