achatour

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noun

A purveyor of provisions; a provedore.

OriginAnglo-Norman achatour ← Old French achateor, achateur ← Late Latin accaptare →
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Meanings

nounachatour (plural achatours)

plural achatours · alternative achator

  1. historicalA purveyor of provisions; a provedore.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
purveyor

Origin

  1. Late Latinaccaptare
  2. Old Frenchachateor, achateur“buyer, provider”
  3. Anglo-Normanachatour
  4. Englishachatour

From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman achatour, Old French achateor, achateur (“buyer, provider”), derived from achater (“buy, provide”), from Late Latin accaptare, from ad (“to”) + captare (“strive for”).

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APA

achatour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achatour

MLA

“achatour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achatour. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “achatour,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achatour.

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