florist
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- noun
- /ˈflɔːrɪst/
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florista
- At the florist's, waiting to see a sample centerpiece, he leaned over and kissed her ear.
- florist shop
- wedding florist
- florists and caterers
The two main characters in the movie are Ryle, OK, the neurosurgeon dude, and Lily, the florist woman.
- The two main characters in the movie are Ryle, OK, the neurosurgeon dude, and Lily, the florist woman.
- So I'm going to buy these vases off my florist.
Examples
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Acting out an impulse she'd subdued for the past week, she placed a call to the florist.
Fiction book (2000) -
My Mom is a florist, she had her own shop and everything.
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"What happened?" the florist asked, as he wrapped the flowers in thin green paper.
Fiction book (1995) -
The woman at the florist suggested a garden dish for the table in the reception area.
Fiction book (1994) -
Next, call a florist, and have them make up... a bouquet of chrysanthemums.
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"Daisies are wildflowers," said the florist when he wrapped them up, those hothouse posies, in a crinkly paper cone.
Fiction book (1995) -
The florist created a beautiful bouquet for the wedding ceremony.
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She visited the florist to choose flowers for her mother's birthday.
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I always order my arrangements from the local florist because of their creativity.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
florist = flower (transparent) = flor + ist
Standard agentive formation meaning 'one who works with or sells flowers', directly derived from the base concept 'flower' plus '-ist'.
Etymology
Florist comes from the root flor- meaning 'flower' and the ending -ist meaning a person who does something. So a florist is someone who arranges and sells flowers.