clothier
Americannoun
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a retailer of clothing.
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a person who makes or sells cloth.
noun
Etymology
Origin of clothier
Example Sentences
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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 now historic images of that horrific day were captured by snapshots and home movie camera footage taken by people in the crowd, including the 26-second 8mm film shot by Dallas clothier Abraham Zapruder.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2023
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
“My husband works as a women’s clothier, and we employ several local women to make garments to order. We are looking for a girl who is good with a needle.”
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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