poulterer

[ pohl-ter-er ]

/ ˈpoʊl tər ər /

noun British.

a dealer in poultry, hares, and game; poultryman.

Origin of poulterer

1525–35; obsolete poulter poultry dealer (<Middle French pouletier;see pullet, -ier²) + -er¹

Words nearby poulterer

poulard, poulard wheat, Poulenc, poult, poult-de-soie, poulterer, poulter's measure, poultice, poultry, poultryman, pounce

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Example sentences from the Web for poulterer

It would be worth inquiry when the incorrect duplication of termination first produced our modern words upholsterer and poulterer?
Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 98, September 13, 1851|Various
I've seen 'em trundled out in fever and plague, egad, lying in rows, like plucked chickens in a poulterer's shop.
The Tenants of Malory|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
The poulterer stepped to the edge of the curb and apostrophised the universe generally.
Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green|Jerome K. Jerome
I say—go to the poulterer's round the corner, and buy the prize turkey for me!
A Christmas Carol|C. Z. Barnett

We ran away, and to-night L—— tells me he saw the Farmer enter the poulterer's shop with the bird in his hand.
The Journal of a Disappointed Man|Wilhelm Nero Pilate Barbellion

British Dictionary definitions for poulterer

poulterer

/ (ˈpəʊltərə) /

noun

British another word for a poultryman

Word Origin for poulterer

C17: from obsolete poulter, from Old French pouletier, from poulet pullet

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单词	poulterer
释义	poulterer [ pohl-ter-er ] / ˈpoʊl tər ər / noun British. a dealer in poultry, hares, and game; poultryman. Origin of poulterer 1525–35; obsolete poulter poultry dealer (<Middle French pouletier;see pullet, -ier²) + -er¹ Words nearby poulterer poulard, poulard wheat, Poulenc, poult, poult-de-soie, poulterer, poulter's measure, poultice, poultry, poultryman, pounce Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for poulterer It would be worth inquiry when the incorrect duplication of termination first produced our modern words upholsterer and poulterer? Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 98, September 13, 1851\|Various I've seen 'em trundled out in fever and plague, egad, lying in rows, like plucked chickens in a poulterer's shop. The Tenants of Malory\|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu The poulterer stepped to the edge of the curb and apostrophised the universe generally. Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green\|Jerome K. Jerome I say—go to the poulterer's round the corner, and buy the prize turkey for me! A Christmas Carol\|C. Z. Barnett We ran away, and to-night L—— tells me he saw the Farmer enter the poulterer's shop with the bird in his hand. The Journal of a Disappointed Man\|Wilhelm Nero Pilate Barbellion British Dictionary definitions for poulterer poulterer / (ˈpəʊltərə) / noun British another word for a poultryman Word Origin for poulterer C17: from obsolete poulter, from Old French pouletier, from poulet pullet Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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