Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perfumer

/pəˈfjuːmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables: per-fumer
IPA: /pəˈfjuːmə/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who makes or sells perfume.

noun

One who perfumes something.

Example Sentences

"Affairs went on thus until the latter had attained her twenty-second year, when her great beauty attracted the notice of a perfumer, who occupied one of the shops in the basement of the Palais Royal, and whose custom lay chiefly among the desperate adventurers infesting that neighborhood."

Etymology

From perfume (noun and verb) + -er, perhaps modelled on Middle French parfumeur.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: parfumeur
Suffix: perfume

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /pəˈfjuːmə/

Inflected Forms

perfumers (plural)

Derived Forms

perfumeress

Frequently Paired Words

perfumery

Synonyms

parfumier perfumier scentmaker

Questions

How do you pronounce perfumer?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈfjuːmə/.
What does perfumer mean?: A person who makes or sells perfume.
Where does perfumer come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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