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Definition of florist noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

florist

noun
 
/ˈflɒrɪst/
 
/ˈflɔːrɪst/
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  1. a person who owns or works in a shop that sells flowers and plantsTopics Jobsc1
  2. florist’s
    (plural florists)
    a shop that sells flowers and plants
    • I've ordered some flowers from the florist's.
    More Like This Shops, etc. with apostrophesShops, etc. with apostrophes
    Topics Shoppingc1
    3. Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin flos, flor- ‘flower’, on the pattern of French fleuriste or Italian florista.
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