poulterer

American  

[pohl-ter-er] / ˈpoʊl tər ər /

noun

British.

1. a dealer in poultry, hares, and game; poultryman.

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poulterer British  

/ ˈpəʊltərə /

noun

1. another word for a poultryman

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Etymology

Origin of poulterer

1525–35; obsolete poulter poultry dealer (< Middle French pouletier; see pullet, -ier ²) + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Like many Catalans – about 41%, according to the polls – the poulterer is a passionate believer in sovereignty and a man with a memory that stretches back well beyond his 61 years.

From The Guardian • Sep. 19, 2017

These baskets were taken to a neighbouring tap-room, the landlord of which bought as much as he wanted, and a local poulterer bought the rest of the spirits and oysters as well.

From King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 by Chatterton, E. Keble (Edward Keble)

I have never been a farrier, though Joliet himself made me perforce a poulterer.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 29, August, 1873 by Various

—Philologist, s. of a poulterer called Horne, added the name of Tooke in 1782 in anticipation of inheriting from his friend W. Tooke, of Purley.

From A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by Cousin, John W. (John William)

The rich men who inhabit them are growing richer and more numerous, and are always ready to pay the poulterer a good round price for a first-class article.

From Natural and Artificial Duck Culture by Rankin, James