Draper Definition

drāpər
drapers
noun
A maker of cloth.
Webster's New World
A dealer in cloth and dry goods.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Draper

Noun

Singular:
draper
Plural:
drapers

Origin of Draper

  • Middle English weaver or seller of cloth from Old French drapier from drap cloth drape

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Anglo-Norman draper, from Old French drapier, from drap + -ier

    From Wiktionary

Draper Sentence Examples

  • Paul Stapfer (1870, 2nd ed., 1882); and many fresh particulars as to Sterne's relations with his wife and daughter, and also with the lady known as "Eliza" (Mrs Elizabeth Draper), are collected in Mr Sidney Lee's article in the Did.

  • Living cells were first seen in 1674 by Antony van Leeuwenhoek, a Dutch draper.

  • He was the son of a linen draper of the town of Bristol, where he was born in 1744.

  • Unless you are a local, you probably didn't know that the outside of Everwood High School is really Juan Diego Catholic High School in Draper, Utah.

  • The son of a former Rector of Passenham, John Jenkinson was a silk mercer, linen draper and wool stapler.

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Words Starting With

DDRDRA

Words Ending With

RERPER

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draper

Words Starting With D and Ending With R

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With D6 Letter Words Ending With R