I. drap·er -pə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, maker of cloth, from Middle French drapier, from Old French, from drap cloth + -ier -er; in sense 2, from drape (I) + -er
1. Britain : a dealer in cloth and sometimes also in clothing and dry goods
2. : one that drapes (as cloth) or arranges draperies (as on a stage setting)
II. dra·per noun
( -s )
Etymology: origin unknown
1. : a machine for cleaning sugar-beet seed
2. : the canvas conveyor of a header, binder, or combine