ˈklōthyə(r), -thēə- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, alteration of earlier clother, from cloth (I) + -er
1. obsolete : a maker of cloth
2. archaic : a fuller of cloth
3.
a. : a retailer of cloth and often also a tailor
b. : a retailer of men's clothes
4. : one that covers with cloth the steel drawing rollers of textile machines