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nounA dealer in poultry.
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- Old Frenchpouletier
- Middle Englishpulter
- Englishpoulterer
From earlier poulter (with the addition of -er), from Middle English pulter, from Old French pouletier, from poulet (“fowl”). By surface analysis, poult + -er + -er.
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Dutch poelier
- poelierdealer in poultry
German Geflügelhändler
- Geflügelhändlerdealer in poultry
Italian pollaiolo, pollaiola
- pollaiolodealer in poultry
- pollaioladealer in poultry
- pollaiolidealer in poultry
- pollaioledealer in poultry
Latin fartor
- fartordealer in poultry
Turkish tavukçu
- tavukçudealer in poultry
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poulterer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poulterer
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“poulterer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poulterer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poulterer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poulterer.
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