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fritterer

fritterer

7.9
A person who makes and sells small fried cakes
  • noun
  • /ˈfrɪtərər/
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  • Children gathered around the fritterer to watch him fry the sweet treats.

Examples

  • The famous fritterer at the market always has a long line of customers.

  • As a skilled fritterer, she experimented with new recipes every week.

  • The fritterer at the fair had a long line of customers.

  • Many fritterers specialize in unique flavors.

  • The famous fritterer at the market always has a long line of customers.

  • Children gathered around the fritterer to watch him fry the sweet treats.

  • As a skilled fritterer, she created new flavors that delighted her customers.

Synonyms

fry cook
vsfritterer
  • US
4 2.5

A person who makes food in hot oil at a restaurant or diner

focuses on making and sometimes selling one specific fried snack rather than many dishes

Surface Forms

fritterer singular
fritterers plural

Morphology

fritterer = fritter (transparent) = fritter + er

The meaning is directly compositional: a person who makes, sells, or cooks fritters.

Etymology

Fritterer comes from fritter + -er, and fritter comes from an old French word meaning 'to fry', just like the everyday word fry. So a fritterer is literally a person who fries small cakes or patties.