: a person who sells or grows for sale flowers and ornamental plants
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Finding her thus deflated, carrying a dozen or so tiny shopping bags and with nothing but 70 percent cacao cupcakes to cheer her, Conrad gamely offers to accompany her to the florist.
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Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Some saw nothing wrong with what the grandmother did and placed the blame on the florist.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Their father had been doing just about everything at the florist, and there were plenty of jobs to delegate.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Texas scored among the lowest in the U.S. for the number of florists and chocolate shops relative to population.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Some saw nothing wrong with what the grandmother did and placed the blame on the florist.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Their father had been doing just about everything at the florist, and there were plenty of jobs to delegate.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Texas scored among the lowest in the U.S. for the number of florists and chocolate shops relative to population.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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“Florist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/florist. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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florist
noun
flo·rist
ˈflōr-əst 
ˈflȯr-,
ˈflär-
: a person who sells flowers and ornamental plants
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