Draper 975556 211221534 2008-05-09T09:12:15Z Nono64 2313206 +fr {{otheruses}} '''Draper''' is the now largely obsolete term for a merchant in cloth or dry goods, though often used specifically for one who owns or works in a '''draper's shop''' or '''store'''. A draper may additionally operate as a [[cloth merchant]] or a [[haberdasher]]. The drapers were an important [[guild|trade guild]]. A number of prominent people were at one time or another drapers: * [[Margaret Bondfield]] * [[Anton van Leeuwenhoek]] * [[John Lewis Partnership|John Lewis]] * [[Anthony Munday]] * [[Herbert_George_Wells|H. G. Wells]] * [[George Williams (YMCA)|George Williams]], founder of the [[YMCA]] * [[Edward Whalley]], regicide, cousin of [[Oliver Cromwell]] In [[1724]] [[Jonathan Swift]] wrote, in the guise of a draper, [[Drapier's Letters|''Drapier's Letters'']], a series of satirical pamphlets. ==See also== *[[Haberdasher]] *[[Millinery]] *[[Worshipful Company of Drapers]] *''[[Sukiennice]]'' {{job-stub}} {{clothing-stub}} [[Category:Sales occupations]] [[Category:Garment industry]] [[fr:Drapier]]