pulter

Middle English

Alternative forms

poletier, pollytter, pulleter, pultere, pulteer

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French pouletier; equivalent to pulet +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pul(ə)ˈteːr/, /ˈpul(ə)tər/

Noun

pulter (plural pulters)

A poulterer; a retailer of poultry or fowl.
(rare) One who manages the poultry of a noble estate.

Descendants

English: poulter, poulterer

References

“pultē̆r(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-01-18.

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