fruiterer

[ froo-ter-er ]

/ ˈfru tər ər /

a dealer in fruit.

Origin of fruiterer

1375–1425; late Middle English; extended form of fruiter

The fruiterer's daughter was putting into the cabriolet a parcel belonging to Georges at the moment of his arrest.

Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete |Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne
A fruiterer can keep his oranges until the next day, if he is not satisfied with the current price.

Consumers and Wage-Earners |J. Elliot Ross
"I don't want the blighter fer a reglar customer," says the fruiterer.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, June 20, 1917 |Various
On the way he entered a fruiterer's shop and inquired the price of grapes.

The Avenger |E. Phillips Oppenheim

The port wine fled for a moment from the fruiterer’s nose as he muttered, ‘Joe Toddyhigh!

Master Humphrey's Clock |Charles Dickens

fruiterer

/ (ˈfruːtərə) /

mainly British a fruit dealer or seller