ironmonger

[ ahy-ern-muhng-ger, -mong-ger ]

/ ˈaɪ ərnˌmʌŋ gər, -ˌmɒŋ gər /

noun Chiefly British.

a dealer in hardware.

Nearby words

Origin of ironmonger

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at iron, monger

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Examples from the Web for ironmonger

The visitor who seeks out the old school in Boscawen Street now finds it converted into the ware-room of an ironmonger.
Henry Martyn Saint and Scholar|George Smith
I fancy that the ironmonger was the only gainer by my smartness.
An Autobiography|Anthony Trollope
This was the most confounded thing ever designed; a kind of ironmonger's shop on wheels.
The Lightning Conductor|C. N. Williamson
Mr. Ironmonger is said to have been the next Nonconformist minister here, after Mr. Shuttlewood.
Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire|Thomas Coleman

Whereabouts in the neighborhood is there an ironmonger's shop?
Les Misrables|Victor Hugo

British Dictionary definitions for ironmonger

ironmonger

/ (ˈaɪənˌmʌŋɡə) /

noun

British a dealer in metal utensils, hardware, locks, etcUS and Canadian equivalent: hardware dealer

Derived Formsironmongery, noun

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