fruiterer
(Britain) One who sells fruit.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(Britain) One who sells fruit.
A good few Indian fruiterers who were right in the centre of Johannesburg never made the 'mistake' of serving a black man, or even another Indian, before a white customer, no matter who had come first.
Origin: [[File:Etale de fruit en rue.jpg|thumb|A fruiterer’s roadside stall in Senegal]] From Late , from fruit dealer; household official having charge of fruit + -er (it is unclear why the second suffix was added). Fruitē̆r is derived from or , from fruit (from , ultimately from ) + -ier. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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“Con the Fruiterer should sue Marvel.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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