hosier
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 6
/ˈhəʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/
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/ˈhəʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/ · /ˈhəʊ.ʒɪə(ɹ)/ · /ˈhəʊ.zə(ɹ)/ · /ˈhəʊ.zɪə(ɹ)/ · /ˈhoʊ.ʒɚ/ · /ˈhoʊ.ʒi.ɚ/ · /ˈhoʊ.zɚ/ · /ˈhoʊ.zi.ɚ/
Definition of hosier
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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One who deals in hose or stocking, or in goods knit or woven like hose.
“William Blake's father was a hosier.”
“Haberdasher and hosier. Each of those trades merge in the other, occasionally;..our Hosiers seldom confine their dealings to the wares which clothe our legs.”
“The town records show a hosier, a shoemaker, and a soapmaker in position to sell their wares to visitors[.]”
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noun
-
One who deals in hose or stocking, or in goods knit or woven like hose.
“William Blake's father was a hosier.”
“Haberdasher and hosier. Each of those trades merge in the other, occasionally;..our Hosiers seldom confine their dealings to the wares which clothe our legs.”
“The town records show a hosier, a shoemaker, and a soapmaker in position to sell their wares to visitors[.]”
name
- A surname.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English hosiere; equivalent to hose + -ier.
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