name
Meaning 1
A surname originating as an occupation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A surname originating as an occupation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A retailer of hardware, tools, and household goods.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK
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Synonyms: hardware store
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noun
A retailer of hardware, tools, and household goods.
(archaic, originally) A retailer of ironwares.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK
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Synonyms: hardware store
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noun
a store selling hardware
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: hardware store, ironmonger's shop
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shop, store
noun
someone who sells hardware
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: hardwareman
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: trader, bargainer, dealer, monger
History
Occupational surname for an ironmonger.
From Middle English iremonger; equivalent to iron + monger.
Across languages
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.