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clothier

American  
[klohth-yer, -ee-er] / ˈkloʊð jər, -i ər /

noun

  1. a retailer of clothing.

  2. a person who makes or sells cloth.


clothier British  
/ ˈkləʊðɪə /

noun

  1. a person who makes, sells, or deals in clothes or cloth

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of clothier

1325–75; cloth + -ier 1; replacing Middle English clother

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The 32-year-old clothier regularly navigates chaotic traffic to deliver luxury clothes and footwear to customers across the megacity of Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital.

From Barron's Apr. 8, 2026

The clothier has endeared itself to generations of parents with attention to detail, such as techniques in attaching buttons to keep them from becoming a choking hazard.

From Reuters Mar. 29, 2023

During his formative years, he shopped at Lansky Brothers, a clothier on Beale Street that outfitted African American performers and provided him with secondhand pink-and-black ensembles.

From Salon Jun. 25, 2022

In the kitchen, the detective found a black gift bag from Amiri, a luxury clothier Jackson often referenced in his songs.

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2021

She’d tried to steal a new bandanna for herself—all viridian with gold paisley, much finer than her faded red one—but the clothier had noticed.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

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