Poulterer

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Occupational Term

Used specifically to refer to someone whose job is selling birds for food.

Growing up, we would visit the poulterer every week for fresh meat.

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Market Setting

Often found in markets or dedicated shops, less in supermarkets.

The town's market has a poulterer booth beside the fishmonger.

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Historical Trade

An old-fashioned term; these tradespeople are less common now.

Our grandmother preferred to buy from the village poulterer, a tradition she's kept for years.