DRAPER


Meaning of DRAPER in English

/ ˈdreɪpə(r); NAmE / noun ( old-fashioned , BrE )

1.

a person who owns or manages a shop that sells cloth, curtains, etc.

2.

draper's ( pl. drapers ) a shop / store that sells cloth, curtains, etc.

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English (denoting a maker of woollen cloth): from Old French drapier , from drap cloth, from late Latin drappus .

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