Etymology

Bosher

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Today it means: A surname originating as an occupation. Full definition →

Middle English bossher ← Old French boschier
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  1. Old French · derived fromboschier
  2. Middle English · derived frombossher
  3. English todayBosher

Metonymic occupational surname from Middle English bossher, bussher (“wood seller”), itself from Old French boschier, buschier (“wood seller”).

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