Definition

1. Noun:
   • A dealer in poultry and poultry products: A person whose business is selling birds such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese, as well as their eggs and sometimes other related goods.

Usage

• The word "poulterer" is a formal or traditional term for a shopkeeper or merchant specializing in poultry. It is often used in British English. In modern contexts, terms like "butcher" (if they sell meat) or specific terms like "poultry vendor" are also common, but "poulterer" specifies the trade precisely.

Examples

• Noun:
  • We bought a fresh turkey for Christmas from the local poulterer.
  • The poulterer at the market sells free-range eggs and organic chickens.

Advanced Usage

• "The poulterer's": Refers to the shop or business premises of a poulterer.
  • I'm going to the poulterer's to get some duck breasts for dinner.

Variants and Related Words

• Poultry (n): Domestic fowl, such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, or geese, raised for meat or eggs. This is the core product a poulterer deals in.
• Poult (n): A young domestic fowl, especially a young turkey or chicken. This is a more specialized term related to the origin of "poulterer."

Synonyms

• Poultry dealer: A direct synonym.
• Poultry seller/vendor: A more descriptive modern synonym.
• Butcher: While a butcher may sell poultry, this term is broader and includes sellers of all meats.

Related Phrases

• To deal in poultry: The verb phrase describing the poulterer's trade.
  • His family has dealt in poultry for three generations.

Noun

1. a dealer in poultry and poultry products