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clothier

/ˈkloʊðiə(ɹ)/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about clothier at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A merchant who sells men's clothing.

Origin

From Middle English clothyer, an alteration of earlier clother, clothere (“a maker or seller of cloth”); equivalent to cloth + -ier.

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