draper

[ drey-per ]

/ ˈdreɪ pər /

noun British.

a dealer in cloth; a retail merchant or clerk who sells piece goods.

a retail merchant or clerk who sells clothing and dry goods.

Words nearby draper

drank, drap, drape, drape forming, drapeau, draper, drapery, drapes, drappie, drastic, drat

Origin of draper

1325–75; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French drapier, equivalent to drap cloth + -ier -ier²; see -er²

Definition for draper (2 of 2)

Draper

[ drey-per ]

/ ˈdreɪ pər /

noun

Henry,1837–82, U.S. astronomer.

his fatherJohn William,1811–82, U.S. chemist, physiologist, historian, and writer; born in England.

Ruth,1884–1956, U.S. diseuse and writer of character sketches.

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Examples from the Web for draper

There is a “lack of adequate oversight” said Draper, with the Government Accountability Office.
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The extent may vary facility to facility,” Draper added, but “these issues are system wide.
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“93% of the US currency is already digital, Bitcoin is just a better system for maintaining value and transacting,” says Draper.
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Fans of the AMC hit have seen Megan evolve from an earnest secretary to Mrs. Draper, from struggling actress to soap-opera star.
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There was also the paisley mini with nude fishnet tights she wore in “The Crash,” when the Draper home was robbed.
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That draper's shop was not the place for a scene, with a half-dozen clerks to enjoy it.
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“Our desires grow proportionably to our increase of wealth, I believe,” said Mrs. Draper.
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On the ship that carried Stewart back to New York was a young man who professed to be an adept in the draper's line.
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She was the daughter of a neighbor, a former proprietor of a draper's establishment who had retired with quite a small fortune.
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I went to the funeral of my sister Draper, who was buried at Edmonton in great state.
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British Dictionary definitions for draper (1 of 2)

draper

/ (ˈdreɪpə) /

noun

British a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials

British Dictionary definitions for draper (2 of 2)

Draper

/ (ˈdreɪpə) /

noun

Henry. 1837–82, US astronomer, who contributed to stellar classification and spectroscopy

his father, John William. 1811–82, US chemist and historian, born in England, made the first photograph of the moon

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Scientific definitions for draper

Draper

[ drā′pər ]

Henry 1837-1882

American astronomer who developed methods for photographing celestial objects and phenomena. He became the first to photograph a stellar spectrum (1872) and a nebula (1880).