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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English hosyer; equivalent to hose + -ier.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhəʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/, /ˈhəʊ.ʒɪə(ɹ)/, /ˈhəʊ.zə(ɹ)/, /ˈhəʊ.zɪə(ɹ)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhoʊ.ʒɚ/, /ˈhoʊ.ʒi.ɚ/, /ˈhoʊ.zɚ/, /ˈhoʊ.zi.ɚ/
Audio (US) (file) - (Received Pronunciation) Rhymes: -əʊʒə(ɹ), -əʊzə(ɹ)
Noun[edit]
hosier (plural hosiers)
- One who deals in hose or stocking, or in goods knit or woven like hose.
- William Blake's father was a hosier.
- 1837, Nathaniel Whittock, edited by J. Bennett, The complete book of trades[1], 1st edition, volume 1, page 289:
- 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.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
One who deals in hose or stocking, or in goods knit or woven like hose.
Anagrams[edit]
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
hosier
- Alternative form of hosyer
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