Meaning

3 senses
  1. A dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods.

    галантерейщикgalanterejščik

  2. (US)A men's outfitter.

    Herrenausstatter

    a merchant who sells men's clothing

  3. (UK)A member of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, a livery company.

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
a dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a men's outfitter:

Origin

From Middle English, 13th century. Uncertain but may derive from Anglo-Norman habertas (“s

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

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Forms

plural: haberdashers
Singularhaberdasher
Pluralhaberdashers

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a merchant who sells men's clothing:clothier

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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