Meanings
nounfripper (plural frippers)
plural frippers
- obsoleteA dealer in frippery (old clothes).
which Collections are much like a Frippers or Brokers Shoppe; that hath ends of eucrie thing, but nothing of worth
1605, Francis Bacon, “The Second Booke”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, […], →OCLCSynonyms: fripperer
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA dealer in frippery (old clothes).
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Origin
- Frenchfripier
- Englishfripper
From French fripier, from friper (“to rumple, fumble, waste”).
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