hosier

Etymology

From Middle English hosyer; equivalent to hose + -ier.

noun

  1. One who deals in hose or stocking, or in goods knit or woven like hose.
    William Blake's father was a hosier.
    Haberdasher and hosier. Each of those trades merge in the other, occasionally;..our Hosiers seldom confine their dealings to the wares which clothe our legs. 1837, Nathaniel Whittock, edited by J. Bennett, The complete book of trades, 1st edition, volume 1, page 289

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