pepperer
/ˈpɛp(ə)rə/Now archaic and historical
noun
A dealer in pepper and other spices; a grocer.
- The London Company of Grocers was formerly known as the London Company of Pepperers, changing its name in the late 14th cent..
Origin
Middle English; earliest use found in Hustings Rolls. From pepper + -er, probably after Anglo-Norman peverer.