clothier

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/ˈkloʊðiə(ɹ)/

noun

A person who makes or sells cloth or clothing.

Similar
draperhaberdasher
OriginMiddle English clothyer →
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Meanings

clothier1

nounclothier (plural clothiers)

plural clothiers

  1. A person who makes or sells cloth or clothing.

    ‘I think she should come out of black. Let me help dress her. I know the Italian clothiers.’

    2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 33

    Synonyms: draper

Clothier2

proper nounClothier (countable and uncountable, plural Clothiers)

plural Clothiers

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
    1 more example

    Ch Supt Marc Clothier, deputy national co-ordinator for the NRPCC, said: "The police forces involved in our ghost plates operation have shown how effective a targeted and intelligence-led approach is in tackling offenders as well as educating and supporting drivers in ensuring their number plates are compliant."

    2026 September 5, Doug Faulkner, “New police team to crack down on illegal number plates across England”, in BBC News, retrieved 05 Sep 2026
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia, United States, taken from the surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who makes or sells cloth or clothing.

Similar
draper

More synonyms by meaning

nouna merchant who sells men's clothing

Similar
haberdasher
Broader
merchantmerchandiser
Also see
haberdasher

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishclothyer
  2. Englishclothier

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

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Translations

Finnish vaatturi
  • vaatturia person who makes or sells cloth or clothing
Irish éadaitheoir
  • éadaitheoira person who makes or sells cloth or clothing
Polish sukiennik
  • sukiennika person who makes or sells cloth or clothing
Russian портно́й
  • портно́й (portnój)a person who makes or sells cloth or clothing

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

clothier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clothier

MLA

“clothier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clothier. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clothier,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clothier.

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