Definition
a person who makes or sells cloth and fabrics, or historically someone who dealt in textile goods and clothing.
Etymology
From Old French 'draper,' based on Latin 'drappus' meaning 'cloth.' The term became particularly common in medieval Europe for cloth merchants and weavers.
Kelly Says
Drapers were among the wealthiest merchants in medieval towns—controlling cloth trade meant controlling one of the most valuable commodities before the industrial revolution, which is why draper guilds were so powerful.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሰንሰር (seneser)
se-ne-ser
ARالعربية
خياط (khayyāt)
kha-yat
BNবাংলা
শিল্পী (shilipī)
shi-li-pee
CSČeština
zámešník
za-me-sh-nik
DEDeutsch
Tischler
tish-ler
ELΕλληνικά
κομμωτολόγος (kommotólogo)
kom-mo-to-lo-gos
ESEspañol
modista
mo-dis-ta
FAفارسی
دوزنده (dozende)
do-zen-deh
FISuomi
verhontekijä
ver-hon-te-ki-ja
GUGU
દ્રાપર (drāpar)
dra-par
HAHA
ma'aikacin kaya
ma-ai-ka-ci-n kaya
HIहिन्दी
ड्रेपर (Draper)
dra-per
HUMagyar
takarc
ta-kar-ch
IDBahasa Indonesia
penjahit
pen-jah-hit
IGIG
onye nwere
on-ye nwere
JA日本語
仕立屋 (shiri-ya)
shee-ree-ya
KKKK
түсіндіруші (tüsindіruş)
tyoo-sin-dee-roo-shi
KMKM
អ្នកប្រពៃ (anek prape)
a-nek pra-pei
KO한국어
드레이퍼 (Deureipeo)
de-re-i-peo
MRMR
ड्रेपर (Draper)
dra-per
MSBahasa Melayu
tukang jahit
tu-kang jah-it
MYမြန်မာ
ရုပ်ပြု做者 (yut pyu zu-tha)
yut-pyu zu-tha
NLNederlands
stoffeerder
stof-fe-der
PAPA
ਸਟਾਈਲિਸਟ (stailista)
sta-i-li-st
PLPolski
krawiec
kra-vie-ts
PTPortuguês
alfaiate
al-fa-i-ate
RUРусский
ткач (tkach)
tkach
SVSvenska
drapering
dra-pe-ring
SWKiswahili
mwalimu wa nguo
mwa-li-mu wa nguo
TAதமிழ்
நெசவாளர் (nesavālar)
ne-sa-va-lar
TEతెలుగు
వస్త్ర కళాకారుడు (vastara kalakāruḍu)
vast-ra ka-la-ka-ru-du
THไทย
ช่างตัดเสื้อ (chang-dat-seu)
chang-dat-seu
TLTL
mananahi
ma-na-na-hi
TRTürkçe
perde ustası
per-deh oo-sta-si
UKУкраїнська
ткач (tkach)
tkach
URاردو
دھندو (dhandu)
dhand-u
VITiếng Việt
thợ may
tho-may
ZH中文
裁缝师 (càifēngshī)
tsai-feng-shee
ZUZU
umshayeli
oom-sha-ye-li