fruiterer

Meaning

Noun

• One who sells fruit.

Origin

• From Late Middle English fruiterer ("fruit grower; fruit dealer"), from fruiter -er (it is unclear why the second suffix was added). Fruitē̆r is derived from Anglo-Norman fruitier or French fruitier ("fruit-seller"), from fruit (from Latin frū̆ctus ("produce, product, fruit; enjoyment, satisfaction"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- ("to have enjoyment of; make use of")) + -ier.