Definition of FRUITERER

fruiterer

Plural: fruiterers

Noun

  • a person who sells fruit
  • One who sells fruit.

Origin / Etymology

From Late Middle English fruiterē̆r (“fruit grower; fruit dealer”), from fruitē̆r (“fruit dealer; household official having charge of fruit”) + -er (it is unclear why the second suffix was added). Fruitē̆r is derived from Anglo-Norman fruitier or French fruitier (“fruit-seller”), from fruit (“fruit”) (from Latin frū̆ctus (“produce, product, fruit; enjoyment, satisfaction”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- (“to have enjoyment of; make use of”)) + -ier (suffix forming names of jobs).

Scrabble Score: 12

fruiterer: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
fruiterer: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fruiterer: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

fruiterer is a valid Words With Friends word