ironmonger

American  

[ahy-ern-mong-ger, -muhng-ger] / ˈaɪ ərnˌmɒŋ gər, -ˌmʌŋ gər /

noun

Chiefly British.

1. a dealer in hardware.

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ironmonger British  

/ ˈaɪənˌmʌŋɡə /

noun

1. US and Canadian equivalent: hardware dealer.  a dealer in metal utensils, hardware, locks, etc

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Other Word Forms

• ironmongery noun

Etymology

Origin of ironmonger

First recorded in 1300–50; iron + monger ( def. )

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• ironmonger vs. iron man

Example Sentences

She runs Stewart's ironmonger and general store, a 5th generation family business which opened in 1886.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2023

A Devonian ironmonger, Newcomen built his device to pump water out of the south west’s prolific tin mines.

From The Guardian • Sep. 27, 2016

Harvey was an ironmonger, or the equivalent of a hardware merchant, he said.

From Washington Times • Jul. 19, 2015

Hudson, the son of a British ironmonger and a mixed-race Creole landlady, specialized in portraits of prosperous white and black families.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2011

Born in 1664, he was an ironmonger in Dartmouth, Devon, and an elder in the local Baptist Church.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton