clothier

From Middle English clother; equivalent to cloth +‎ -ier; the word was later remodelled on words such as hotelier.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkloʊðiə(ɹ)/

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clothier (plural clothiers)

1. A person who makes or sells cloth or clothing.

   Synonym: draper

   • 2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 33:

     ‘I think she should come out of black. Let me help dress her. I know the Italian clothiers.’

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