Clothesmonger

/ˈkloʊðzˌmʌŋɡər/ noun

Definition

A person who sells clothes, especially one who deals in secondhand or inferior garments; a clothier.

Etymology

From clothes + monger (dealer or merchant, from Old English mangere meaning 'to trade'). The -monger suffix typically implies someone dealing in a particular commodity, often with a slightly negative connotation suggesting poor quality or aggressive selling.

Kelly Says

The term 'clothesmonger' has a faintly derogatory feel that reveals class attitudes about cloth selling—while a 'clothier' sounds respectable, a 'clothesmonger' sounds like someone peddling cheap goods, showing how language reflects social hierarchy.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ልብስ ተጫዋሪ
lib-s te-t͡ʃa-wa-ri
ARالعربية
بائع ملابس
ba-ʾiʿ ma-la-bis
BNবাংলা
কাপড়ের বিক্রেতা
ka-pa-ṛer bi-kre-ta
CACatalà
venedor de roba
ve-ne-dor de ro-ba
CSČeština
prodavač oděvů
pro-da-va-t͡ʃ o-dɛ-vu
DADansk
tøjsælger
tɔj-sɛl-ɡər
DEDeutsch
Kleidungshändler
klaɪdʊŋs-hɛnd-lɐ
ELΕλληνικά
έμπορος ενδυμάτων
ém-por en-dy-má-tohn
ESEspañol
vendedor de ropa
be-ne-dor de ro-pa
FAفارسی
فروشنده لباس
for-u-shen-de le-bās
FISuomi
vaatetuskauppias
va-te-tus-kaup-pi-as
FRFrançais
marchand de vêtements
mar-ʃɑ̃ də vɛt-mɑ̃
GUGU
કપડાં વેચનાર
ka-pa-ḍā ve-cha-nā-r
HAHA
mai sayar kayan kai
ma-i sa-yar ka-yan kai
HEעברית
מוכר בגדים
mo-kher ba-ɡa-dim
HIहिन्दी
कपड़ों का विक्रेता
kə-pə-ṛoṁ kā vik-re-tā
HUMagyar
ruházati kereskedő
ru-ha-za-ti ke-re-ske-dő
IDBahasa Indonesia
penjual pakaian
pe-nyu-al pa-ka-ian
IGIG
onye na-ere akwa
o-nye na-e-re a-kwa
ITItaliano
venditore di abbigliamento
ven-di-to-re di ab-bi-glia-men-to
JA日本語
服の販売業者
fuku no han-bai-gyō-sha
KKKK
кіім сатушы
ki-im sa-tu-shy
KMKM
អ្នកលក់សម្លៀកបំពាក់
a-nak lok sam-lek bom-bak
KO한국어
의류 판매자
ui-ryu pan-mae-ja
MRMR
कपड्यांचा विक्रेता
ka-pa-ḍyān-chā vi-krē-tā
MSBahasa Melayu
penjual pakaian
pe-nyu-al pa-ka-ian
MYမြန်မာ
ဝတ်စုံရောင်းသူ
wut-htwon-yaung-thu
NLNederlands
kledingverkoper
klɛ-dɪŋ-vɛr-ko-pər
NONorsk
klærforhandler
klɛ-rfor-han-dlər
PAPA
ਕੱਪੜੇ ਵੇਚਣ ਵਾਲਾ
kə-pa-ṛe vē-chaṇ vā-lā
PLPolski
sprzedawca odzieży
sprʐɛ-da-va-t͡s a-dʐɛ-ʐɨ
PTPortuguês
vendedor de roupas
ve-ne-dor de ro-u-pas
RORomână
vânzător de îmbrăcăminte
vɨn-zə-tor de ɨm-brə-kəm-ɨn-te
RUРусский
торговец одеждой
to-rɡo-vets o-dye-zh-doy
SVSvenska
klädesförsäljare
klɛ-dɛs-fɔr-sɛl-jar-e
SWKiswahili
mwenye duka la nguo
m-we-nye du-ka la ŋɡuo
TAதமிழ்
ஆடை விற்பவர்
āṭai vi-ṟ-pa-var
TEతెలుగు
దుస్తుల విక్రేత
du-stu-la vi-krē-ta
THไทย
ผู้ขายเสื้อผ้า
pʰûː tɕʰa-j sʉ̂a pʰâ
TLTL
mangangalakal ng kasuotan
mɡa-ŋa-ŋa-la-kal ng ka-su-ot-an
TRTürkçe
giyim satıcısı
ɡi-jim sa-tı-cı-sı
UKУкраїнська
продавець одягу
pro-da-vets o-dʲa-hu
URاردو
کپڑے کا بیچنے والا
ka-pṛe kā bī-chne wā-lā
VITiếng Việt
người bán quần áo
ŋū-ə ŋàn ɔŋ kwăn ʔao
YOYO
olú àṣọ
o-lú a-ṣo
ZH中文
服装商
fú zhuāng shāng
ZUZU
umthengi wencitha
u-m-the-ŋi we-n-tsi-tha

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