poulterpoulter means A surname originating as an occupation for a dealer in poultry.EtymologyFrom Middle English pulter, from Old French pouletier, from poulet (“fowl”). By surface analysis, poult + -er.nameA surname originating as an occupation for a dealer in poultry.A river, the River Poulter, in Nottinghamshire, England, which joins the River Idle east of Elkesley.nounA dealer in poultry; a poulterer.