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ironmonger

name · noun · 5 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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1

name

Meaning 1

A surname originating as an occupation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A retailer of hardware, tools, and household goods.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland, UK

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hardware store

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A retailer of hardware, tools, and household goods.

(archaic, originally) A retailer of ironwares.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland, UK

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hardware store

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

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: hardware store, ironmonger's shop

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shop, store

5

noun

Meaning 5

someone who sells hardware

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • in England they call a hardwareman an ironmonger

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hardwareman

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: trader, bargainer, dealer, monger

History

Etymology

Occupational surname for an ironmonger.

From Middle English iremonger; equivalent to iron + monger.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: ferreter — retailer in iron goods and hardware
  • Dutch: ijzerhandelaar — retailer in iron goods and hardware
  • Finnish: rautakauppias — retailer in iron goods and hardware
  • French: quincailler — retailer in iron goods and hardware
  • German: Eisenhändler — retailer in iron goods and hardware
  • Irish: iarnmhangaire — retailer in iron goods and hardware
  • Irish: iarnóir — retailer in iron goods and hardware
  • Italian: ferramenta — retailer in iron goods and hardware
  • Italian: magona — retailer in iron goods and hardware
  • Macedonian: железар (železar) — retailer in iron goods and hardware
  • Manx: yiarneyder — retailer in iron goods and hardware
  • Norman: tchîncailli — retailer in iron goods and hardware
  • Persian: چیلانگر (čilângar) — retailer in iron goods and hardware
  • Plautdietsch: Iesahendla — retailer in iron goods and hardware
  • Polish: handlarz wyrobami żelaznymi — retailer in iron goods and hardware
  • Polish: handlarka wyrobami żelaznymi — retailer in iron goods and hardware
  • Spanish: quinquillero — retailer in iron goods and hardware
  • Spanish: ferretero — retailer in iron goods and hardware
  • Swedish: järnhandlare — retailer in iron goods and hardware