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FLORIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does florist mean? 

FLORIST (noun)
  The noun FLORIST has 2 senses:

1. someone who grows and deals in flowersplay

2. a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are soldplay

  Familiarity information: FLORIST used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FLORIST (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who grows and deals in flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Context example:

the florist made up an attractive bouquet

Hypernyms ("florist" is a kind of...):

market keeper; shopkeeper; storekeeper; tradesman (a merchant who owns or manages a shop)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

florist; florist shop; flower store

Hypernyms ("florist" is a kind of...):

shop; store (a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services)


 Context examples 


He took advantage of all that had been learned by the florists and cattle- breeders.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)



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