Etymology

draper

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Today it means: One who sells cloths; a dealer in cloths; a textile merchant. Full definition →

Middle English draper ← Anglo-Norman draper ← Old French drapier
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draper · noun1

  1. Old French · derived fromdrapier
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromdraper
  3. Middle English · inherited fromdraper
  4. English todaydraper

From Middle English draper, from Anglo-Norman draper, from Old French drapier, from drap + -ier.

Draper · proper noun2

English occupational surname, from the noun draper.

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