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ironmonger
[ ahy-ern-mong-ger, -muhng-ger ]
noun
- a dealer in hardware.
ironmonger
/ ˈaɪənˌmʌŋɡə /
noun
- a dealer in metal utensils, hardware, locks, etc US and Canadian equivalenthardware dealer
Derived Forms
- ˈironˌmongery, noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of ironmonger1
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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.
Experts believe it would have used the ironmongers for tacks for the horses shoes and parts for bridles.
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.
Born in 1664, he was an ironmonger in Dartmouth, Devon, and an elder in the local Baptist Church.
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