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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 flowers
2. a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold
Familiarity information: FLORIST used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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