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tobacconist.

A person who sells tobacco, cigarettes, cigars, snuff and sundry items.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A person who sells tobacco, cigarettes, cigars, snuff and sundry items.

  2. A tobacconist's shop.

  3. A person who is addicted to smoking tobacco.

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English tobacco English -n- Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English tobacconist From tobacco + -n- + -ist.

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