clothier

American

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

noun

a retailer of clothing.
a person who makes or sells cloth.

clothier British

/ ˈkləʊðɪə /

noun

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

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clothier

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 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

Jackson had accidentally revealed the address he was staying at in an Instagram post flaunting a bag from a luxury clothier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2022

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

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