hardware store

noun

A shop that sells tools, fasteners, and similar objects known collectively as hardware; related sundries used in construction, repair, and maintenance; and (usually) household goods.

Similar
ironmongerironmonger's shop
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Meanings

nounhardware store (plural hardware stores)

plural hardware stores

  1. A shop that sells tools, fasteners, and similar objects known collectively as hardware; related sundries used in construction, repair, and maintenance; and (usually) household goods.

    Synonyms: ironmonger

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA shop that sells tools, fasteners, and similar objects known collectively as hardware; related sundries used in construction, repair, and maintenance; and (usually) household goods.

Similar
ironmonger

More synonyms by meaning

nouna store selling hardware

Similar
ironmongerironmonger's shop
Broader
shopstore
Also see
ironmonger

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan ferreteria
  • ferreteriamerchant
Chinese Cantonese 五金鋪 /五金铺
  • 五金鋪 /五金铺merchant
Chinese Mandarin 五金店, 五金行
  • 五金店 (wǔjīndiàn)merchant
  • 五金行 (wǔjīnháng)merchant
  • 五金商店 (wǔjīn shāngdiàn)merchant
Czech železářství
  • železářstvímerchant
Danish byggemarked
  • byggemarkedmerchant
Dutch ijzerwinkel, ijzerwarenwinkel
  • ijzerwinkelmerchant
  • ijzerwarenwinkelmerchant
Finnish rautakauppa
  • rautakauppamerchant
French quincaillerie
  • quincailleriemerchant
German Baumarkt, Eisenwarenladen
  • Baumarktmerchant
  • Eisenwarenladenmerchant
Greek σιδηροπωλείο
  • σιδηροπωλείο (sidiropoleío)merchant
Italian ferramenta, brico
  • ferramentamerchant
  • bricomerchant
Japanese 金物屋
  • 金物屋 (kanamonoya)merchant
Korean 철물점
  • 철물점 (cheolmuljeom)merchant
Latvian būvmateriālu veikals
  • būvmateriālu veikalsmerchant
Norwegian Bokmål jernvarehandel
  • jernvarehandelmerchant
Polish sklep żelazny
  • sklep żelaznymerchant
Portuguese loja de ferragens
  • loja de ferragensmerchant
Russian строи́тельный магази́н
  • строи́тельный магази́н (stroítelʹnyj magazín)merchant
Spanish ferretería, tlapalería
  • ferreteríamerchant
  • tlapaleríamerchant
  • tienda de bricolajemerchant
Tagalog pereteriya
  • pereteriyamerchant
Turkish hırdavatçı
  • hırdavatçımerchant
Yiddish אײַזנוואַרגקראָם
  • אײַזנוואַרגקראָם (ayznvargkrom)merchant
Cite this entry
APA

hardware store. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hardware%20store

MLA

“hardware store.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hardware%20store. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hardware store,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hardware%20store.

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