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woolbuyer

woolbuyer noun: a person who buys and evaluates the quality of wool before selling it to a third party.

Noun

woolbuyer (plural woolbuyers)

  1. (Australia) A person who buys and evaluates the quality of wool before selling it to a third party.
    • “Ackworth? Oh—that was the old woolbuyer, wasn’t it?” He laughed. “Couldn’t stand me, and used to be damned rude at times.1946, J.B. Priestley, Bright Day: A Novel, page 316
    • Normally the woolbuyer is given an order which specifies the required quantity and quality and his commission and price limits, but other arrangements which specify the price before the auction has taken place have slowly become more common.1964, Wadham, Sir Samuel MacMahon, 1891-, Land utilization in Australia, page 101

Examples of woolbuyer in a sentence

  • He had a background of 16 years as a woolbuyer in England, but saw better prospects in ironmongery in Hobart where he set up shop in 1822 on the corner of Elizabeth and Bathurst streets.1986, Australians from everywhere : rogues, misfits, and adventurers who formed a new society, page 235:
  • In 1822 however, a wool trader, Henry Hopkins, set sail for Van Diemen’s Land to become Hobart Town’s first woolbuyer.1993, Dalys Newman, Presenting Australia, page 194:

Forms of woolbuyer

pluralwoolbuyers
alternative formwool buyer
alternative formwool-buyer

Origin of woolbuyer

Compound of wool + buyer.

Questions about woolbuyer

What does woolbuyer mean?
Woolbuyer means a person who buys and evaluates the quality of wool before selling it to a third party.
How do you use woolbuyer in a sentence?
He had a background of 16 years as a woolbuyer in England, but saw better prospects in ironmongery in Hobart where he set up shop in 1822 on the corner of Elizabeth and Bathurst streets.
What part of speech is woolbuyer?
Woolbuyer is a noun.
What is the plural of woolbuyer?
The plural of woolbuyer is woolbuyers.

Words near woolbuyer in the dictionary

  1. Woolbright
  2. Woolbrights
  3. woolbroker
  4. woolbrokers
  5. Woolbrook
  6. woolbuyer
  7. woolbuyers
  8. woolclasser
  9. woolclassers
  10. woolclassing
  11. woolcomb

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