Spicer Meaning
/ˈspaɪsɚ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who seasons with spice.
nounThat which adds spice or (figurative) excitement.
Sentence Examples
The award was given to Dr. Spicer for his work in history.
Spicer is a common name used for many people in the US.
The local spicer sold exotic herbs in the open market.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
In the medieval kitchen, the ____ was responsible for grinding and mixing rare seasonings.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
An old English occupational surname, ____ originally referred to an apothecary or a dealer in spices.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English spicer, spycer, spycere, from Old French espicier (> French épicier), from Latin speciarius (“dealer in spices”), equivalent to spice + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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 Chamberlain, who in turn replaced it into the hands of the Spicer - always assuming this last person to have survived the earlier assay of his product!"
— 1995, Terence Scully, The Art of Cookery in the Middle Ages, →ISBN, page 252:
"[…] they [professional cooks] had as many as 25 helpers, such as saucerers, larders, roasters, pottagers, bakers, spicers, and fruiterers, not to mention spit turners and scullions."
— 2011, Ruth A. Johnston, All Things Medieval: An Encyclopedia of the Medieval World:
"In Britain in the Middle Ages every Royal palace and great household had a Spicer or Pepperer."
— 2012, G. G. Birch, K. J. Parker, Food and Health: Science and Technology, →ISBN, page 428:
"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:
"In Europe cloves from the Indonesian archipelago were prized as a medicine, especially for toothache, as well as a spicer of food and drink."
— 2003, Geoffrey Blainey, A Short History of the World, page 265:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
In the medieval kitchen, the ____ was responsible for grinding and mixing rare seasonings.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
An old English occupational surname, ____ originally referred to an apothecary or a dealer in spices.