draper
/ˈdɹeɪ.pə(ɹ)/ · noun
Meaning
- One who sells cloths; a dealer in cloths; a textile merchant.
- An English surname originating as an occupation for a draper (cloth merchant).
- A locale in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky.
- A town in Jones County, South Dakota; named for railroad official C. A. Draper.
- A small town in Denton County, Texas, renamed from Corral City in 2016.
- A city in Salt Lake County and Utah County, Utah; named for Mormon elder William Draper.
- A census-designated place in Pulaski County, Virginia.
- A town and unincorporated community therein, in Sawyer County, Wisconsin; named for Wisconsin librarian and historian Lyman Draper.
- A community in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada; named for businessman Thomas Draper.
- A residential locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.
Etymology / origin
From Middle English draper, from Anglo-Norman draper, from Old French drapier, from drap + -ier.
- drapier(fro)→
- draper(xno)→
- draper(enm)→
- draper (English)
- Relations: inh, der, der
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