achatour

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman achatour, Old French achateor, achateur (buyer, provider), derived from achater (buy, provide), from Late Latin accaptare, from ad (to) + captare (strive for).

Noun[edit]

achatour (plural achatours)

  1. (historical) A purveyor of provisions; a provedore. [14th–18th c.]

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