draper

¹

[ drey-per ]

noun

, British.

1. a dealer in cloth; a retail merchant or clerk who sells piece goods.
2. a retail merchant or clerk who sells clothing and dry goods.

Draper

²

[ drey-per ]

noun

1. Henry, 1837–82, U.S. astronomer.
2. his father John William, 1811–82, U.S. chemist, physiologist, historian, and writer; born in England.
3. Ruth, 1884–1956, U.S. diseuse and writer of character sketches.

draper

¹

/ ˈdreɪpə /

noun

1. a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials

Draper

²

/ ˈdreɪpə /

noun

1. DraperHenry18371882MUSSCIENCE: astronomer Henry. 1837–82, US astronomer, who contributed to stellar classification and spectroscopy
2. DraperJohn William18111882MUSEnglishSCIENCE: chemistHISTORY: historian his father, John William. 1811–82, US chemist and historian, born in England, made the first photograph of the moon

Draper

/ drā′pər /

1. American astronomer who developed methods for photographing celestial objects and phenomena. He became the first to photograph a stellar spectrum (1872) and a nebula (1880).

Word History and Origins

Origin of draper¹

1325–75; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French drapier, equivalent to drap cloth + -ier -ier ²; -er ²

Example Sentences

The ballet, set in a draper's store at the turn of the 20th Century, will feature an art-nouveau inspired set with the traditional score by Sergei Prokofiev.

From BBC

A draper kneeling behind her shook out the hem while the costume designer looked on with satisfaction.

From New York Times

At the same time, Leeuwenhoek mostly continued with his careers as a draper and a world-renowned expert on developing microscopes.

From Salon

Visitors will be able to stroll down a recreated city street, where they can experience a snapshot of the era through the lens of political activists, a draper's shop and lonely hearts ads.

From BBC

That same greenery accented the mantelpieces and serving tables and ran the length of the old draper’s table at which the guests sat.

From New York Times