haberdasher

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hab·er·dash·er

(hăb′ər-dăsh′ər)

1. A dealer in men's furnishings.

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

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

haberdasher

(ˈhæbəˌdæʃə)

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

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

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

hab•er•dash•er

(ˈhæb ərˌdæʃ ər)

n.

1. a retail dealer in men's furnishings.

2. Chiefly Brit. a dealer in small wares.

[1275–1325; Middle English haberdasshere, of obscure orig.]

haberdasher

A person who deals in men’s clothing and accessories.

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Noun

haberdasher - a merchant who sells men's clothing

clothier

merchandiser, merchant - a businessperson engaged in retail trade

Translations

PosamentenmacherPosamentenmacherinPosamentiererPosamentiererin

merciaio negoziante di abbigliamento maschile

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

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

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A shoemaker came, and with him a haberdasher, a tailor, and a hatter.

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And because these cunning men, are like haberdashers of small wares, it is not amiss to set forth their shop.

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A commission of haberdashers could alone have reported what the rest of her poor dress was made of, but it had a strong general resemblance to seaweed, with here and there a gigantic tea-leaf.

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