florist

noun

flo·​rist ˈflȯr-ist 

ˈflär-

: a person who sells or grows for sale flowers and ornamental plants

floristry

ˈflȯr-ə-strē 

ˈflär-

noun

Examples of florist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The park is surrounded by small apartment buildings and middle-class amenities: there is a tailor’s shop and a small café, and not far away is a florist, a dog-groomer, a snooker club, and a gym. —Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025

American florist and perfumer Eric Buterbaugh can also be seen in the room with the Willis sisters alongside British photographer Amanda de Cadenet. —Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025

But also to the hotel workers, florists, restaurants, construction crews, cab drivers, stylists, seamstresses, rental companies, cleaners — the number of people required to mount, oversee and break down these enormous events is incalculable. —Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025

Spending last month surged more than 4% at miscellaneous store retailers — a catch-all category that includes florists, stationery stores and more. —Courtenay Brown, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

earlier, "one expert at growing flowers, one knowledgeable about flowers," from Latin flōr-, flōs flower entry 1 + -ist entry 1

First Known Use

1781, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

florist

noun

flo·​rist ˈflōr-əst 

ˈflȯr-,

ˈflär-

: a person who sells flowers and ornamental plants