achatour

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achatour

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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 achatours · achator

  1. historical A purveyor of provisions; a provedore.

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@misc{achatour_2026,
  title = {achatour},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/achatour},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}