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spicers

spicers is the plural of spicer.

Meaning of spicer

Noun

spicer (plural spicers)

  1. (historical, uncommon) One who seasons with spice.
    • And finally, at end of a banquet when candied spices were served, the First Chamberlain handed the dragée box to the Spicer for an assay, and then passed it to the senior person of the Duke's Houshold present; this person presented the box to the Prince, and then returned it to the First...1995, Terence Scully, The Art of Cookery in the Middle Ages, →ISBN, page 252
  2. That which adds spice or (figurative) excitement.
    • There are only 13 plots […] and a limited number of story spicers — deception, mistaken identity, unnatural affection […]1998, Judy Anderson, Plagiarism, Copyright Violation, and Other Thefts of Intellectual Property
  3. (historical, obsolete) A spice dealer.
    • The pepperers, spicers, &c. afterwards went to Bucklersbury, where they sold their commodities in the open air.1814, Thomas Pennant, London: Being a Complete Guide to the British Capital

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Proper noun capitalized: Spicers

Spicers

  1. (plural) plural of Spicer

Phrases with spicers

Questions about spicers

What is spicers the plural of?
Spicers is the plural of spicer.
What part of speech is spicers?
Spicers is a proper noun.

Words near spicers in the dictionary

  1. spicens
  2. spicenut
  3. spicenuts
  4. spicer
  5. spiceries
  6. spicers
  7. Spicers Creek
  8. spicery
  9. spices
  10. spices up
  11. spiceth

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