"breadseller" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: breadsellers [plural]
Etymology: From bread + seller. Compare the Middle English surname Bredseller. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bread|seller}} bread + seller, {{cog|enm|-}} Middle English Head templates: {{en-noun}} breadseller (plural breadsellers)
  1. A seller of bread. Synonyms: breadmonger
    Sense id: en-breadseller-en-noun-n29HaDQw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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