ironmonger

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

/ ˈaɪ ərnˌmɒŋ gər, -ˌmʌŋ gər /

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noun Chiefly British.

a dealer in hardware.

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Origin of ironmonger

First recorded in 1300–50; iron + monger

Words nearby ironmonger

iron maiden, iron man, ironmaster, iron meteorite, iron mold, ironmonger, ironmongery, iron-on, iron out, iron oxide, iron pan

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How to use ironmonger in a sentence

Up atop the iconic dome was a bronze figure of Freedom that had been cast by a slave ironmonger before emancipation.
Message to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan: America’s Greater Than Ever|Michael Daly|August 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Then Mr. Sprugeon retired, and Lopez understood that he was to see nothing more of the ironmonger.
The Prime Minister|Anthony Trollope
And finally, an ironmonger will sell you anything but a bath, while he thrives on a lively trade in percussion-caps and gunpowder.
The Isle of Unrest|Henry Seton Merriman
But I like Precossi, the son of the blacksmith-ironmonger, the one with the long jacket, who seems sickly.
Cuore (Heart)|Edmondo De Amicis

Mr. Ironmonger is said to have been the next Nonconformist minister here, after Mr. Shuttlewood.
Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire|Thomas Coleman
I was a fool not to recognise that old ironmonger's store of yours by the row it made coming up the hill.
The Dealings of Captain Sharkey|A. Conan Doyle

British Dictionary definitions for ironmonger

ironmonger

/ (ˈaɪənˌmʌŋɡə) /

noun

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

Derived forms of ironmonger

ironmongery, noun

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