florist
noun /ˈflɒrɪst/
/ˈflɔːrɪst/
- a person who owns or works in a shop that sells flowers and plantsTopics Jobsc1
- 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 apostrophesTopics Shoppingc1- baker’s
- barber’s
- butcher’s
- chemist’s
- dentist’s
- doctor’s
- fishmonger’s
- florist’s
- greengrocer’s
- grocer’s
- hairdresser’s
- ironmonger’s
- jeweller’s
- newsagent’s
- optician’s
- stationer’s
- tobacconist’s
- travel agent’s
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin flos, flor- ‘flower’, on the pattern of French fleuriste or Italian florista.