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fripperer|ˈfrɪpərə(r)|
[extended form of prec.: see -er1 3.]
A dealer in cast-off clothing.
1584Whetstone Mirr. Mag. 33 b, They upon their owne or maisters apparell..finde Brokers or fripperers. 1641Termes de la Ley 171 b, Friperer is one that uses to dresse old clothes to sell againe. 1805W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. III. 619 To see his fripperer..reminds him of his meanness. 1860All Year Round No. 76. 614 Birchover-lane, where the fripperers, or sellers of old clothes, dwell. |