clothier

American  

[klohth-yer, -ee-er] / ˈkloʊð yər, -i ər /

noun

1. a retailer of clothing.

2. a person who makes or sells cloth.

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clothier British  

/ ˈkləʊðɪə /

noun

1. a person who makes, sells, or deals in clothes or cloth

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Etymology

Origin of clothier

1325–75; cloth + -ier ¹; replacing Middle English clother

Example Sentences

The 32-year-old clothier regularly navigates chaotic traffic to deliver luxury clothes and footwear to customers across the megacity of Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The now historic images of that horrific day were captured by snapshots and home movie camera footage taken by people in the crowd, including the 26-second 8mm film shot by Dallas clothier Abraham Zapruder.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2023

The clothier has endeared itself to generations of parents with attention to detail, such as techniques in attaching buttons to keep them from becoming a choking hazard.

From Reuters • Mar. 29, 2023

During his formative years, he shopped at Lansky Brothers, a clothier on Beale Street that outfitted African American performers and provided him with secondhand pink-and-black ensembles.

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2022

She’d tried to steal a new bandanna for herself—all viridian with gold paisley, much finer than her faded red one—but the clothier had noticed.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee