Phrase guide

hardware store

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A shop that sells tools, fasteners, and similar objects known collectively as hardware; related sundries used in construction, repair, and maintenance; and (usually) household goods.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ironmonger

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a store selling hardware

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • in Great Britain they used to call a hardware store an ironmonger's shop

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ironmonger, ironmonger's shop

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shop, store

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: ferreteria — merchant
  • Chinese Cantonese: 五金鋪 /五金铺 — merchant
  • Chinese: 臭鐵店 /臭铁店 (chhàu-thih-tiàm) — merchant
  • Chinese: 鐵店 /铁店 (thih-tiàm) — merchant
  • Chinese: 五金店 (ngó͘-kim-tiàm) — merchant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 五金店 (wǔjīndiàn) — merchant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 五金行 (wǔjīnháng) — merchant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 五金商店 (wǔjīn shāngdiàn) — merchant
  • Czech: železářství — merchant
  • Danish: byggemarked — merchant
  • Dutch: ijzerwinkel — merchant
  • Dutch: ijzerwarenwinkel — merchant
  • Finnish: rautakauppa — merchant
  • French: quincaillerie — merchant
  • Galician: ferraxería — merchant
  • German: Baumarkt — merchant
  • German: Eisenwarenladen — merchant
  • Greek: σιδηροπωλείο (sidiropoleío) — merchant
  • Ido: komerco di metalaji — merchant
  • Italian: ferramenta — merchant
  • Italian: brico — merchant
  • Japanese: 金物屋 (kanamonoya) — merchant
  • Latvian: būvmateriālu veikals — merchant
  • Norwegian Bokmål: jernvarehandel — merchant
  • Polish: sklep żelazny — merchant
  • Portuguese: loja de ferragens — merchant
  • Russian: строи́тельный магази́н (stroítelʹnyj magazín) — merchant
  • Spanish: ferretería — merchant
  • Spanish: tlapalería — merchant
  • Spanish: tienda de bricolaje — merchant
  • Tagalog: pereteriya — merchant
  • Turkish: hırdavatçı — merchant
  • Yiddish: אײַזנוואַרגקראָם (ayznvargkrom) — merchant