Haberdasher
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A '''haberdasher''' is a person who sells small articles for [[sewing]], such as buttons, ribbons and zippers.<ref>''Oxford English Dictionary'', 2nd edition, 1989: "A dealer in small articles appertaining to dress, as thread, tape, ribbons, etc.</ref> In U.S. English, haberdasher is another term for a men's outfitter.<ref>''Collins Dictionary of the English Language'' (1979)</ref>
A haberdasher's shop or the items sold therein are called '''haberdashery'''.
Obsolete meanings of the term "haberdasher" refer to a "dealer in, or maker of, hats and caps".<ref>OED</ref>
The term may come from the [[Anglo-French]] word ''hapertas'', meaning petty wares.<ref>Collins</ref>
[[Saint Louis IX]], King of France 1226–1270, is the patron saint of haberdashers.{{Fact|date=July 2008}}
== Notable haberdashers ==
* [[Robert Aske (merchant)|Robert Aske]] - philanthropist
* [[James Cook|Captain James Cook, (R.N., FRS)]] - (18th century [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] [[navigator]] and [[explorer]], apprenticed in his youth)
* [[John Graunt]] - one of the first demographers
* [[Joseph Merrick]], "the Elephant Man", worked as a haberdasher before being a [[freak show]] act
* [[Paavo Nurmi]] - legendary [[Finland|Finnish]] runner
* [[Harry S. Truman]] - former U.S. President<ref>[http://edit-www.ket.org/tvschedules/episode.php?nola=AMEX++001001 NOVA #1001] </ref>
* [[Johnny Carson]] - of ''The Tonight Show''
* [[Charles Taze Russell]] - the founder of the [[Bible Student Movement]]
* [[Wayne Knight]] - actor, most famous role: "Newman" from ''[[Seinfield]]''
* [[Christopher Lloyd]] - actor, most famous role: Emmett Brown in the [[Back to the Future trilogy]]
* [[George Newnes]] - founders of the ''Tit-Bits'' newspaper (1881) and the popular ''The Strand Magazine'', of Sherlock Holmes fame
== See also ==
* [[Draper]]
* [[Millinery]]
* [[Worshipful Company of Haberdashers]]
==References==
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