ironmonger

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

/ ˈaɪ ərnˌmʌŋ gər, -ˌmɒŋ gər /

noun Chiefly British.

a dealer in hardware.

Nearby words

ironing, ironing board, ironist, ironize, ironmaster, ironmonger, ironmongery, irons, irons in the fire, too many, ironside, ironsides

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 Forms

ironmongery, noun

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