fruiterer
One who sells fruitOne who sells fruit.
Meaning
1 senses(Australia, UK)One who sells fruit.
Obsthändler, Obsthändlerin, Obsthöke
торго́вец фру́ктамиtorgóvec frúktami, торго́вка фру́ктамиtorgóvka frúktami
плодівникplodivnyk, садівникsadivnyk, торговець фруктамиtorhovecʹ fruktamy
a person who sells fruit
Translations
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Origin
From Late Middle English fruiterē̆r (“fruit grower; fruit dealer”), from fruitē̆r (“fruitFrom Late Middle English fruiterē̆r (“fruit grower; fruit dealer”), from fruitē̆r (“fruit dealer; household official having charge of fruit”) + -er (it is unclear why the second suffix was added). Fruitē̆r is derived from Anglo-Norman fruitier or French fruitier (“fruit-seller”), from fruit (“fruit”) (from Latin frū̆ctus (“produce, product, fruit; enjoyment, satisfaction”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- (“to have enjoyment of; make use of”)) + -ier (suffix forming names of jobs).
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Forms
plural: fruiterers| Singular | fruiterer |
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