haberdasher

hab·er·dash·er  (hbr-dshr)

n.

1. A dealer in men's furnishings.

2. Chiefly British A dealer in sewing notions and small wares.

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[Middle English, perhaps from Anglo-Norman hapertas, petty wares.]

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haberdasher [ˈhæbəˌdæʃə]

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) Brit a dealer in small articles for sewing, such as buttons, zips, and ribbons

2. (Clothing & Fashion) US a men's outfitter

[from Anglo-French hapertas small items of merchandise, of obscure origin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

haberdasher - a merchant who sells men's clothing clothier merchandiser, merchant - a businessperson engaged in retail trade

Translations

haberdasher [ˈhæbədæʃəʳ] N → mercero/a m/f (US) → camisero/a m/f
haberdasher's (shop) → mercería f (US) → camisería f

haberdasher [ˈhæbə^rdæʃə^r] n (US) (= shopkeeper) → tailleur m

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haberdasher [ˈhæbə^rdæʃə^r] haberdasher's [ˈhæbə^rdæʃə^rz] haberdashery [ˈhæbə^rdæʃəri] n

(British) (= shop) (for sewing items) → mercerie f

(US) (= shop) (for men's clothes) → magasin m de vêtements pour hommes

haberdasher

n (Brit) → Kurzwarenhändler(in) m(f); (US) → Herrenausstatter m; to go to the haberdasher’s (Brit) → zum Kurzwarengeschäft gehen; (US) → zum Herrenmodengeschäft gehen

haberdasher [ˈhæbəˌdæʃəʳ] n (Brit) → merciaio/a (Am) → camiciaio/a