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IRONMONGER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A store selling hardware

Example:

in Great Britain they used to call a hardware store an ironmonger's shop

Synonyms:

hardware store; ironmonger; ironmonger's shop

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("ironmonger" is a kind of...):

shop; store (a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who sells hardware

Example:

in England they call a hardwareman an ironmonger

Synonyms:

hardwareman; ironmonger

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("ironmonger" is a kind of...):

bargainer; dealer; monger; trader (someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold)

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