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HABERDASHER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does haberdasher mean?
• HABERDASHER (noun)
The noun HABERDASHER has 1 sense:
1. a merchant who sells men's clothing
Familiarity information: HABERDASHER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A merchant who sells men's clothing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
clothier; haberdasher
Hypernyms ("haberdasher" is a kind of...):
merchandiser; merchant (a businessperson engaged in retail trade)
Context examples
Ford's was the principal woollen-draper, linen-draper, and haberdasher's shop united; the shop first in size and fashion in the place.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
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