noun
tobacconist
noun
1
A shopkeeper who sells tobacco products such as cigars, cigarettes, and pipe tobacco.
"He bought a box of cigars from the local tobacconist."
2
A shop that sells tobacco and related items.
"The tobacconist on Main Street has been open since the 1950s."
How to Use Tobacconist
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA person or shop dealing in tobacco products, from cigarettes to pipe tobacco and cigars.
Word Forms
tobacconists plural
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Etymology
From tobacco plus the suffix -ist, denoting a person who deals in or is associated with something.
Rhymes for tobacconist
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