Advertisement
Advertisement
ironmonger
[ ahy-ern-mong-ger, -muhng-ger ]
noun
- a dealer in hardware.
ironmonger
/ ˈaɪənˌmʌŋɡə /
noun
- a dealer in metal utensils, hardware, locks, etc US and Canadian equivalenthardware dealer
Derived Forms
- ˈironˌmongery, noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of ironmonger1
Compare Meanings
How does ironmonger compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:
Example Sentences
Up atop the iconic dome was a bronze figure of Freedom that had been cast by a slave ironmonger before emancipation.
Then Mr. Sprugeon retired, and Lopez understood that he was to see nothing more of the ironmonger.
And finally, an ironmonger will sell you anything but a bath, while he thrives on a lively trade in percussion-caps and gunpowder.
But I like Precossi, the son of the blacksmith-ironmonger, the one with the long jacket, who seems sickly.
Mr. Ironmonger is said to have been the next Nonconformist minister here, after Mr. Shuttlewood.
I was a fool not to recognise that old ironmonger's store of yours by the row it made coming up the hill.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse