draper
pronunciation
How to pronounce draper in British English:
UK [ˈdreɪpə(r)]
How to pronounce draper in American English:
US [ˈdrepɚ]
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- Noun:
- a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials (and sometimes in clothing and drygoods)
Word Origin
- draper (n.)
- mid-14c. (mid-12c. as a surname), "one who weaves and/or sells cloth," from Anglo-French draper, Old French drapier (13c.) "draper, clothes-seller, clothes-maker," agent noun from drap (see drape (v.)).
Example
- 1. Related to " mad men 's don draper , ayn rand pin-up ? "
- 2. The answer can be found in books such as john william draper 's 1874 history of the conflict between religion and science .
- 3. That day , both gray and draper were discovered at a laundromat in maryland .
- 4. In 2009 , draper says , his organization responded to 129 facebook-related reports .
- 5. Draper may have been forgotten , but his narrative lives on .