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haberdasher

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈhæb.ə(ɹ)ˌdæʃ.ə(ɹ)/
  • Midwestern-US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A men's outfitter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A member of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, a livery company.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a merchant who sells men's clothing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clothier

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: merchant, merchandiser

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: галантери́ст (galanteríst) — a dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods
  • Catalan: mercer — a dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods
  • French: mercier — a dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods
  • Galician: quincalleiro — a dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods
  • Hungarian: rövidárus — a dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods
  • Hungarian: rőfös — a dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods
  • Hungarian: rövidáru-kereskedő — a dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods
  • Italian: merciaio — a dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods
  • Macedonian: галантери́ст (galanteríst) — a dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods
  • Macedonian: пра́матар (prámatar) — a dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods
  • Portuguese: retroseiro — a dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods
  • Russian: галантерейщик (galanterejščik) — a dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods
  • Serbo-Croatian: позама̀нте̄р — a dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods
  • Serbo-Croatian: позамѐнте̄р — a dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods
  • Serbo-Croatian: pozamàntēr — a dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods
  • Serbo-Croatian: pozamèntēr — a dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods
  • Spanish: mercero — a dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods
  • German: Herrenausstatter — a men's outfitter
  • Hungarian: férfidivatáru-kereskedő — a men's outfitter
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