nər noun
a person who makes wine or sells wines.
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| —n | |
| a wine merchant | |
| [C15: from Old French vinetier, from Medieval Latin vīnētārius, from Latin vīnētum vineyard, from vīnum | |
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Vintner
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vintner
"wine merchant," c.1430, alteration of vinter (c.1300), from Anglo-Fr. vineter, O.Fr. vinetier, from M.L. vinetarius "a wine dealer," from L. vinetum "vineyard," from vinum "wine" (see vine).
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