haberdasher

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haberdasher

Etymology edit

Middle English, 13th century. Uncertain but may derive from Anglo-Norman habertas (“small goods”)

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Pronunciation edit

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhæb.ɜː(ɹ)ˌdæʃ.ə(ɹ)/

Noun edit

haberdasher (plural haberdashers)

A dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods.
(US) A men's outfitter.
(British) A member of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, a livery company.

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Translations edit

a dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods

Catalan: mercer (ca) m
French: mercier (fr) m
Galician: quincalleiro m
Hungarian: rövidárus (hu), rőfös (hu), rövidáru-kereskedő
Italian: merciaio m
Macedonian: галантери́ст m (galanteríst), пра́матар m (prámatar)
Portuguese: retroseiro (pt) m
Russian: галантерейщик (ru) (galanterejščik)

a men's outfitter

German: Herrenausstatter (de) m or m pl
Hungarian: férfidivatáru-kereskedő