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The test showed a grape-sized lesion on the left lung of the Augusta, Ga. florist.—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 5 May 2025 International wedding florist Sanjski Sopek hosts flower therapy workshops inside her pretty blossom shop.—Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025 Well, a good florist relies on their records from the previous year and their projections of whether their sales are inching upward or downward.—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025 Other services include caterers, florists, musicians, etc.—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for florist
Word History
Etymology
earlier, "one expert at growing flowers, one knowledgeable about flowers," from Latin flōr-, flōsflower entry 1 + -ist entry 1
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