How to pronounce haberdasher
American English pronunciation
HAB-er-dash-er
- IPA
- /ˈhæbɚˌdæʃɚ/
- Syllables
- HAB · er · dash · er (4 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What haberdasher means
A seller of sewing goods like buttons, ribbons and thread
In a sentence: We bought shiny buttons and blue ribbon from the haberdasher.
Where it comes from: No one is sure where it came from. It goes back to the 1200s and may come from an old French word for small goods.
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