haberdasher

[ hab-er-dash-er ]

/ ˈhæb ərˌdæʃ ər /

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noun

a retail dealer in men's furnishings, as shirts, ties, gloves, socks, and hats.

Chiefly British. a dealer in small wares and notions.

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Origin of haberdasher

1275–1325; Middle English haberdasshere, of obscure origin; compare Anglo-French habredache haberdashery, hapertas perhaps a kind of cloth

Words nearby haberdasher

habanera, habanero, habeas corpus, habenula, Haber, haberdasher, haberdashery, habergeon, Habermas, Haber process, habile

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How to use haberdasher in a sentence

He looked, that dreadful afternoon, as if he had just come from his barber, tailor and haberdasher.
The Stacks: H.L. Mencken on the 1904 Baltimore Fire|H.L. Mencken|October 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the buildup to the 1946 midterms, the failed haberdasher with a funny accent from western Missouri was extremely unpopular.
What Obama Can Learn From Truman|Joshua Robinson|January 1, 2011|DAILY BEAST
In his teens he was despatched to London to serve his apprenticeship to a haberdasher in Lawrence Lane.
Witch, Warlock, and Magician|William Henry Davenport Adams
The two young men enter at the bar, take modest lodgings in the house of a haberdasher, and become the heroes of the story.
British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Volume LIV|Various

There's a haberdasher's wife of small wit near him, that railed upon me till her Pink'd porringer fell off her head.
The plant-lore and garden-craft of Shakespeare|Henry Nicholson Ellacombe
In the other corner, by the writing-desk, stood the hatter and the haberdasher with their heads together.
Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill
The haberdasher looked Mr. Magee fully in the eye, and the latter was startled by the hostility he saw in the other's face.
Seven Keys to Baldpate|Earl Derr Biggers

British Dictionary definitions for haberdasher

haberdasher

/ (ˈhæbəˌdæʃə) /

noun

British a dealer in small articles for sewing, such as buttons, zips, and ribbons

US a men's outfitter

Word Origin for haberdasher

C14: from Anglo-French hapertas small items of merchandise, of obscure origin

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