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

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hosier

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

From The Guardian ● Aug. 12, 2010

Sir Tancred suggested that Tinker, who knew his Nice, should take him over there, and put him in the hands of the right tailor, hatter, hosier, and bootmaker; and Septimus Rainer accepted the offer gratefully.

From The Admirable Tinker Child of the World by Jepson, Edgar

Ay dame, she said to me, 'Good Luke, hie thee to Tergou, and ask for Eli the hosier, and pray his wife Catherine to come to me, for God his love.'

From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Reade, Charles

Here Izaak Walton, the gentle angler, lived while engaged in the vocation of hosier at the corner of Chancery Lane.

From Dickens' London by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

The sly hosier saw he longed to be off, and said, "We'll gega—gega—gega—gega—give ye a thousand angels to raise the siege."

From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Reade, Charles