noun
draper
DRAY-puh
noun
1
A person who sells cloth or textiles for a living.
"The old draper's shop on the high street closed years ago."
"Her grandfather was a draper who supplied fabric to local tailors."
How to Use Draper
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA cloth merchant — a now old-fashioned trade name still seen in shop signs and surnames.
When to use it
A somewhat old-fashioned word; modern English usually says "fabric shop" or "textile retailer."
Word Forms
drapers plural, Drapers plural
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Etymology
From Old French drapier, "cloth seller," from drap, "cloth" — also the origin of the common English surname Draper.