Haberdasher

//ˈhæb.ə(ɹ)ˌdæʃ.ə(ɹ)// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods.
  2. 2
    a merchant who sells men's clothing wordnet
  3. 3
    A men's outfitter. US
  4. 4
    A member of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, a livery company. British

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clothierbakerbookdealerbooksellerbutcherchandler

Example

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""Really, my lady" stammered out the haberdasher, after what appeared to us to be a most ominous pause, "I am deeply sensible of your ladyship's patronage, and the patronage of your ladyship's niece.""

Etymology

From Middle English, 13th century. Uncertain but may derive from Anglo-Norman habertas (“small goods”).

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haberdasher of pronounslivery company

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