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Definition of draper - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

cloth merchant

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dealer in cloth and dry goods

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The draper measured the fabric before cutting it for the customer.

clothier

merchant

fabric store

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shop where cloth and fabrics are sold

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She visited the draper to buy some linen.

clothier

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shop where cloth and fabrics are sold

Origin of draper

Old French, drapier (cloth seller)

Examples of draper in a sentence

The draper displayed a variety of fabrics in the shop window.
As a draper, he had an eye for high-quality materials.
The draper had a wide selection of silks.
He worked at the draper during summer holidays.

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French:drapier, magasin de tissus, ...
German:Tuchhändler, Stoffladen, ...
Italian:venditore di tessuti, negozio di tessuti, ...
Spanish:vendedor de telas, drapería, ...
Portuguese:vendedor de tecidos, loja de tecidos, ...
Chinese:布商, 布店, ...
Japanese:布商, 生地店, ...
Arabic:تاجر أقمشة, مَحَل أَقْمِشَة, ...
Hebrew:בַּדַּאי, חֲנוּת בְּדִים, ...
Russian:продавец тканей, магазин тканей, ...
Ukrainian:тканинний торговець, магазин тканин, ...
Hindi:कपड़ा व्यापारी, कपड़े की दुकान, ...
Bengali:কাপড় ব্যবসায়ী, কাপড়ের দোকান, ...
Catalan:drapaire, botiga de teles, ...
Danish:klædehandler, stofbutik, ...
Dutch:stoffenhandelaar, stoffenwinkel, ...
Greek:υφασματέμπορος, κατάστημα υφασμάτων, ...
Korean:포목상, 직물 가게, ...
Persian:پارچه فروش, پارچه فروشی, ...
Polish:sukiennik, sklep z tkaninami, ...
Portuguese (BR):vendedor de tecidos, loja de tecidos, ...
Romanian:vânzător de țesături, magazin de țesături, ...
Swedish:tyghandlare, tygbutik, ...
Thai:พ่อค้าผ้า, ร้านขายผ้า, ...
Turkish:kumaş tüccarı, kumaşçı, ...
Vietnamese:người bán vải, cửa hàng vải, ...

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draper
(drapers plural )A draper is a shopkeeper who sells cloth.
(BRIT) n-count

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