milliner

[ mil-uh-ner ]

noun

1. a person who designs, makes, or sells hats for women.

milliner

/ ˈmɪlɪnə /

noun

1. a person who makes or sells women's hats

Word History and Origins

Origin of milliner¹

First recorded in 1520–30; variant of obsolete Milaner “native of Milan, dealer in goods from Milan” ( Milan was formerly accented on the first syllable); -er ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of milliner¹

C16: originally Milaner, a native of Milan, at that time famous for its fancy goods

Example Sentences

Milliner accrued just 6 AV over 21 games in three injury-riddled seasonsExpectations are high for the Bama players waiting to hear their names today, and they’ll all face some degree of pressure to make good on their first-round promise.

From FiveThirtyEight

A 23-year-old son of a milliner from the city of Vyborg, he was drafted into the army when the Soviet Union invaded Finland.

From The Daily Beast

His father died in 1980 and he was very close to his mother, a milliner, too.

From The Daily Beast

The British milliner designed the exhibition in four small rooms, designed to give a “flavor of her Milan apartment.”

From The Daily Beast

The play, Blow Me, catalogs Blow's life events, such as discovering milliner Philip Treacy and the late Alexander McQueen.

From The Daily Beast

I was looking through photos of 19th-century Hudson, Ohio, and saw a sign for “Belle Mills, milliner.”

From The Daily Beast

A Lowell factory-girl would consider this entirely out of character, and a New-York milliner would be shocked at the idea of it.

From Project Gutenberg

One of them was a sure-enough duchess, and she sent for the little milliner to do some work for her.

From Project Gutenberg

I am, for I never expected to rise to this w'en I was a milliner's 'prentice in London.'

From Project Gutenberg

Once it is proved to a customer that the milliner has this gift, her custom is assured.

From Project Gutenberg

A few years ago, an American woman of captivating address gained great reputation in Paris as a milliner.

From Project Gutenberg