clothier

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a person or company that makes or sells clothes

   The clothier opened a second shop specializing in formal wear.

2. 2
   noun

   historical: a manufacturer or merchant dealing in cloth, especially woollen cloth

   The prosperous clothier bought wool from farms throughout the county.

From Middle English clother, an occupational noun based on cloth; the ending was later remodelled as -ier under the influence of words such as hotelier. Historically, a clothier often organized the manufacture and sale of woollen cloth.

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