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Vinony

draper

noun

  1. cloth merchant
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈdɹeɪpɚ/ / /ˈdɹeɪ.pə(ɹ)/

name

Etymology: English occupational surname, from the noun draper.

  1. An English surname originating as an occupation for a draper (cloth merchant).
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  8. A community in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada; named for businessman Thomas Draper.
  9. A residential locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English draper, from Anglo-Norman draper, from Old French drapier, from drap + -ier.

  1. One who sells cloths; a dealer in cloths; a textile merchant.

    “[S]uch was the aberration of mind attending converse with a successful draper.”