clothier
See also: Clothier
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English clother; equivalent to cloth + -ier; the word was later remodelled on words such as hotelier.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editclothier (plural clothiers)
- A person who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
- Synonym: draper
- 2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 33:
- ‘I think she should come out of black. Let me help dress her. I know the Italian clothiers.’
Translations
edita person who makes or sells cloth or clothing
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