baker
noun
someone whose job is to make bread, cakes etc. A shop that sells bread and cakes is usually called a baker’s.
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noun
someone whose job is to make bread, cakes etc. A shop that sells bread and cakes is usually called a baker’s.
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someone whose job is to sell meat and sometimes also to kill animals for meat. The shop they work in is called a butcher’s or a butcher’s shop.
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someone whose job is to arrange and sell flowers. The shop they work in is also called a florist or a florist’s.
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someone whose job is to sell food and other goods for the home in a small shop. The shop they work in is called a grocer’s.
the American spelling of jeweller
noun
someone who makes, repairs, or sells jewellery and other objects made of valuable metal and stones
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someone whose job is to sell newspapers and magazines. The shop that they work in is also called a newsagent or a newsagent’s. The American word is newsdealer.
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someone whose job is to lend money to people in exchange for a valuable object that they can sell if the person does not return the money. The shop they work in is also called a pawnbroker, or a pawnbroker’s.
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someone whose job is to prepare medicines for sale in a shop or in a hospital. A pharmacist’s shop is called a pharmacist, a pharmacist’s, or a pharmacy.
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someone who collects old clothes and other things from people’s homes in order to sell them
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someone who sells tickets at very high prices outside a place such as a theatre or a sports stadium
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