florist

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UK/ˈflɒɹɪst/Canada, US/ˈfloɹɪst/New York City, Philadelphia/ˈflɑɹɪst/

noun

A person who sells flowers.

Similar
florist shopflower store
CommonScrabble 10

Meanings

nounflorist (plural florists)

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.

    “After the gown, we can go to the florist, then stop by the lingerie store.”

    2010, Cassie Miles, Hook, Line and Shotgun Bride, page 33

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold

Similar
florist shopflower store
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinfloris“genitive singular of flōs, flower”
  2. Frenchfleuriste
  3. Englishflorist

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

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Translations

Afrikaans bloemis, blomkweker
  • bloemisa person who sells flowers
  • blomkwekera person who sells flowers
Bulgarian цвета́р, цвета́рка
  • цвета́р (cvetár)a person who sells flowers
  • цвета́рка (cvetárka)a person who sells flowers
Catalan florista
  • floristaa person who sells flowers
Chinese Cantonese 花商, 花店
  • 花商 (faa¹ soeng¹)a person who sells flowers
  • 花店 (faa¹ dim³)a person who sells flowers
Chinese Mandarin 花商, 花店
  • 花商 (huāshāng)a person who sells flowers
  • 花店 (huādiàn)a person who sells flowers
Czech květinář
  • květinářa person who sells flowers
Danish blomsterbutik, blomsterhandler
  • blomsterbutika person who sells flowers
  • blomsterhandlera person who sells flowers
  • florista person who sells flowers
Dutch bloemist, bloemenverkoper
  • bloemista person who sells flowers
  • bloemenverkopera person who sells flowers
Esperanto floristo, florvendisto
  • floristoa person who sells flowers
  • florvendistoa person who sells flowers
Finnish kukkakauppias
  • kukkakauppiasa person who sells flowers
French fleuriste
  • fleuristea person who sells flowers
German Blumenhändler, Florist
  • Blumenhändlera person who sells flowers
  • Florista person who sells flowers
  • Floristina person who sells flowers
Greek ανθοπώλης, ανθοκόμος
  • ανθοπώλης (anthopólis)a person who sells flowers
  • ανθοκόμος (anthokómos)a person who sells flowers
Hungarian virágárus
  • virágárusa person who sells flowers
Indonesian tukang bunga
  • tukang bungaa person who sells flowers
Italian fioraio, fioraia
  • fioraioa person who sells flowers
  • fioraiaa person who sells flowers
Japanese 花屋
  • 花屋 (hanaya)a person who sells flowers
Korean 꽃집
  • 꽃집 (kkotjip)a person who sells flowers
Polish kwiaciarz, kwiaciarka
  • kwiaciarza person who sells flowers
  • kwiaciarkaa person who sells flowers
  • florystaa person who sells flowers
  • florystkaa person who sells flowers
Portuguese florista, floreiro
  • floristaa person who sells flowers
  • floreiroa person who sells flowers
Romanian florar
  • florara person who sells flowers
Russian торго́вец цвета́ми, цвето́чник
  • торго́вец цвета́ми (torgóvec cvetámi)a person who sells flowers
  • цвето́чник (cvetóčnik)a person who sells flowers
  • флори́ст (floríst)a person who sells flowers
Spanish florista
  • floristaa person who sells flowers
Swedish blomsterhandlare, florist
  • blomsterhandlarea person who sells flowers
  • florista person who sells flowers
Thai คนขายดอกไม้
  • คนขายดอกไม้a person who sells flowers
Turkish çiçekçi
  • çiçekçia person who sells flowers
Ukrainian торго́вець квітка́ми, квітка́р
  • торго́вець квітка́ми (torhóvecʹ kvitkámy)a person who sells flowers
  • квітка́р (kvitkár)a person who sells flowers
  • квітника́р (kvitnykár)a person who sells flowers
Vietnamese người bán hoa
  • người bán hoaa person who sells flowers

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with florist

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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