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milliner

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mil·li·ner  (ml-nr)
n.
One that makes, trims, designs, or sells hats.
[Probably alteration of Middle English Milener, native of Milan, from Milan, the source of goods such as bonnets and lace.]
milliner [ˈmɪlɪnə]
n
(Clothing & Fashion) a person who makes or sells women's hats
[originally Milaner, a native of Milan, at that time famous for its fancy goods]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.millinermilliner - someone who makes and sells hats    
hatmaker, hatter, modiste
maker, shaper - a person who makes things
merchandiser, merchant - a businessperson engaged in retail trade
Translations
milliner [ˈmɪlɪnəʳ] N → sombrerero/a m/f
milliner's (shop) → sombrerería f
milliner [ˈmɪlɪnər] n → modiste f
milliner
n → Hutmacher m, → Hut- or Putzmacherin f, → Modistin f; at the milliner’s (shop) → im Hutgeschäft or -laden
milliner [ˈmɪlɪnəʳ] n → modista
milliner [ˈmɪlɪnəʳ] n → modista


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In the fulness of time a milliner came in, and to her she repaired on her own behalf.
Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles View in context
This store was now nearly exhausted, and she had found a milliner who gave her a miserable pittance for toiling with her needle eight or ten hours each day.
Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
The situation that I have made interest to procure, ma'am, is with --with a milliner and dressmaker, in short.
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