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ironmonger

[ ahy-ern-mong-ger, -muhng-ger ]

noun

, Chiefly British.
  1. a dealer in hardware.


ironmonger

/ ˈaɪənˌmʌŋɡə /

noun

  1. a dealer in metal utensils, hardware, locks, etc US and Canadian equivalenthardware dealer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈironˌmongery, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ironmonger1

First recorded in 1300–50; iron + monger ( def )
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Example Sentences

She sat with Smithy, resolved as all ironmongers are to the blunt hammering of fate.

She runs Stewart's ironmonger and general store, a 5th generation family business which opened in 1886.

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Experts believe it would have used the ironmongers for tacks for the horses shoes and parts for bridles.

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Some professions look almost the same today as they did in the past - publicans still serve drinks, ironmongers continue to sell hardware and hairdressers carry on crimping.

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Born in 1664, he was an ironmonger in Dartmouth, Devon, and an elder in the local Baptist Church.

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