haberdasher

[ hab-er-dash-er ]

noun

1. a retail dealer in men's furnishings, as shirts, ties, gloves, socks, and hats.
2. Chiefly British. a dealer in small wares and notions.

haberdasher

/ ˈhæbəˌdæʃə /

noun

1. a dealer in small articles for sewing, such as buttons, zips, and ribbons
2. a men's outfitter

Word History and Origins

Origin of haberdasher¹

1275–1325; Middle English haberdasshere, of obscure origin; compare Anglo-French habredache haberdashery, hapertas perhaps a kind of cloth

Word History and Origins

Origin of haberdasher¹

C14: from Anglo-French hapertas small items of merchandise, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

But in fact, it’s his haberdasher that I met in Hoboken, but you know, Matthew Perry from ‘Friends’ is nice, too.

From Los Angeles Times

What resonates with heartwarming clarity, however, is the nexus of characters boosting Randy, and how rewarding a genealogical quest must be in the company of like-minded souls: the cousin in Venice who wants to paint every ancestor she hears about; the haberdasher eagerly sharing his collection of ancient Jewish ledgers; the Italian scholar overjoyed to meet an American descendant of the cabalistic prophet he’s obsessed with; the Czech woman dedicated to memorializing the Jewish community that was once a fixture of her street.

From Los Angeles Times

He wore a beige custom suit that he had picked after a haberdasher had presented a selection of fabrics and colors back home.

From Los Angeles Times

The transatlantic accent and clipped pacing we know from old movies begins to edge in with Herbert Hoover but is in full cry with Franklin Roosevelt, only to be moderated by Harry “Haberdasher” Truman and abandoned entirely by Dwight D. Eisenhower.

From Washington Post

His father was a World War I combat veteran and haberdasher who lost his job and the family home during the Great Depression.

From New York Times