florist

English Online Dictionary. What means florist‎? What does florist mean?

English

Etymology

From French fleuriste, from Latin floris (“genitive singular of flōs, flower”), +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈflɒɹɪst/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈfloɹɪst/
• (New York City, Philadelphia) IPA^(key): /ˈflɑɹɪst/
• Rhymes: -ɒɹɪst
• Hyphenation: flor‧ist

Noun

florist (plural florists)

1. A person who sells flowers.
2. A person who cultivates flowers.
3. A person who studies or writes about flowers.
4. A florist's shop.

Derived terms

• artificial florist

Translations

Anagrams

• firlots

Dutch

Etymology

Early 17th century. Possibly borrowed from English florist or French fleuriste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /floːˈrɪst/
• Hyphenation: flo‧rist
• Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

florist m (plural floristen, diminutive floristje n)

1. (botany) one who engages in the study of wild flora (floristics)
2. (historical) speculator in tulips around the time of the tulip mania

   Synonym: bloemist

Derived terms

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French fleuriste (modelled after floare).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /floˈrist/

Noun

florist m (plural floriști, feminine equivalent floristă)

1. (rare) florist

   Synonym: florar

Declension

Related terms

References

• florist in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Swedish

Etymology

From French fleuriste, from Latin floris (“genitive singular of flōs, flower”), +‎ -ist.

Noun

florist c

1. a florist

Declension

References

• florist in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• florist in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• florist in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)