linen draper

a dry-goods merchant.

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First recorded in 1540–50

What's the good of me being a skipper if every linen-draper out of Fife can cut into my quarter on my own deck?
The Shoes of Fortune|Neil Munro
Don't any of ye be a linen-draper, if you have got a chance to be a banker.
Love Me Little, Love Me Long|Charles Reade
Yes; and you know, mamma, there was the linen-draper's with the sign A la Pensée.
The Cockaynes in Paris|Blanchard Jerrold
And then I have an account with the linen-draper of I don't know how much!
Tales And Novels, Volume 2 (of 10)|Maria Edgeworth

"Show us a sparkle o' gold, Mr. Richard," said Meredith, linen-draper and wag.
Love Me Little, Love Me Long|Charles Reade