draper

[ drey-per ]

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

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

Origin of draper

1
1325–75; Middle English <Anglo-French; Old French drapier, equivalent to drap cloth + -ier-ier2; see -er2

Other definitions for Draper (2 of 2)

Draper
[ drey-per ]

noun
  1. Henry, 1837–82, U.S. astronomer.

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

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

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British Dictionary definitions for draper (1 of 2)

draper

/ (ˈdreɪpə) /


noun
  1. British a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials

British Dictionary definitions for Draper (2 of 2)

Draper

/ (ˈdreɪpə) /


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

  2. 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

[ drāpər ]


  1. 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).

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