clothier
clothier Lexical Profile
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• noun
A person or company that makes or sells clothing or cloth, especially men's tailored garments.
"He visited a venerable downtown clothier to be fitted for a bespoke wool suit before the wedding."
Historically, a merchant or craftsman engaged in the manufacture and finishing of woolen cloth.
"In sixteenth-century England, a prosperous clothier often coordinated the work of dozens of local spinners, weavers, and fullers."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Originating in Middle English in the 14th century, the word combines 'cloth' (from Old English 'clath') with the agent suffix '-ier' (modeled on Anglo-French occupational terms). Historically, it specifically denoted an entrepreneur who oversaw the entire production of woolen cloth from raw wool to finished fabric before evolving to mean a seller of garments.