hosier

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UK/ˈhəʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/UK/ˈhəʊ.ʒɪə(ɹ)/UK/ˈhəʊ.zə(ɹ)/UK/ˈhəʊ.zɪə(ɹ)/

noun

One who deals in hose or stocking, or in goods knit or woven like hose.

“William Blake's father was a hosier.”

OriginMiddle English hosiere →
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Meanings

hosier1

nounhosier (plural hosiers)

plural hosiers

  1. One who deals in hose or stocking, or in goods knit or woven like hose.

    William Blake's father was a hosier.

    2 more examples

    Haberdasher and hosier. Each of those trades merge in the other, occasionally;..our Hosiers seldom confine their dealings to the wares which clothe our legs.

    1837, Nathaniel Whittock, edited by J. Bennett, The complete book of trades, 1st edition, volume 1, page 289

    The town records show a hosier, a shoemaker, and a soapmaker in position to sell their wares to visitors[.]

    1999, Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger, The Year 1000: What life was like at the turn of The First Millennium, London: Abacus, published 2000, page 77

Hosier2

proper nounHosier (plural Hosiers)

plural Hosiers

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishhosiere
  2. Englishhosier

From Middle English hosiere; equivalent to hose + -ier.

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Translations

Catalan calceter, calcetera
  • calceterOne who deals in hose or stocking, or in goods knit or woven like hose.
  • calceteraOne who deals in hose or stocking, or in goods knit or woven like hose.
Chinese Cantonese 製襪商 /制袜商
  • 製襪商 /制袜商 (zai³ mat⁶ soeng¹)One who deals in hose or stocking, or in goods knit or woven like hose.
Persian جورابچی
  • جورابچی (jurâbči)One who deals in hose or stocking, or in goods knit or woven like hose.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Hirose
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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