hosier

American  

[hoh-zher] / ˈhoʊ ʒər /

noun

1. a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.

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hosier British  

/ ˈhəʊzɪə /

noun

1. a person who sells stockings, etc

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Etymology

Origin of hosier

First recorded in 1375–1425, hosier is from the late Middle English word hosiare. See hose, -ier ¹

Example Sentences

The son of a hosier, he married the illiterate daughter of a Battersea market gardener.

From The Guardian • Aug. 12, 2010

But such things as I could procure would not have furnished good advertisements for a first-rate London tailor or hosier.

From A Veldt Vendetta by Mitford, Bertram

Here he started as a hosier in St. Paul’s Churchyard, lodging meantime in the house of a milliner, where he fell in love with one of the apprentices, Miss Griffiths, “a native of Wales.”

From The Life of George Borrow by Shorter, Clement K.

In three weeks my collars would not meet round my prize-fighter's neck; my hosier reaped immense profits, and I came to the conclusion that I had carried physical efficiency quite far enough.

From Mental Efficiency And Other Hints to Men and Women by Bennett, Arnold

Yes, I am proud to say, he was a hosier to begin with, and a linen-draper to end with—well-to-do in both lines.

From A Houseful of Girls by Tytler, Sarah