Meanings
nounhaberdasher (plural haberdashers)
plural haberdashers
- USA men's outfitter.
- UKA member of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, a livery company.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Anglo-Normanhabertas“small goods”
- Englishhaberdasher
From Middle English, 13th century. Uncertain but may derive from Anglo-Norman habertas (“small goods”).
More words from Anglo-Norman
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian галантери́ст
- галантери́ст (galanteríst)a dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods
Catalan mercer
- mercera dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods
French mercier
- merciera dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods
German Herrenausstatter
- Herrenausstattera men's outfitter
Hungarian rövidárus, rőfös
- rövidárusa dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods
- rőfösa dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods
- rövidáru-kereskedőa dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods
- férfidivatáru-kereskedőa men's outfitter
Italian merciaio
- merciaioa dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods
Portuguese retroseiro
- retroseiroa dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods
Russian галантерейщик
- галантерейщик (galanterejščik)a dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods
Spanish mercero
- merceroa dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods
Cite this entry
APA
haberdasher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haberdasher
MLA
“haberdasher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haberdasher. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “haberdasher,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haberdasher.
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