milliner

noun

mil·​li·​ner ˈmi-lə-nər How to pronounce milliner (audio)
: a person who designs, makes, trims, or sells women's hats

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After an apprenticeship, possibly with a house called Talbot, Jeanne began working as a milliner. Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025 And the milliner has been able to bring to life, and even further improve, my vision. Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019 Imaginative and surreal hats and headpieces by local milliner Parrish Lee are also available. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019 Degas is doing his milliners and laundresses and ballet dancers. Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for milliner

Word History

Etymology

irregular from Milan, Italy; from the importation of women's finery from Italy in the 16th century

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of milliner was in 1530

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“Milliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/milliner. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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milliner

noun
mil·​li·​ner ˈmil-ə-nər How to pronounce milliner (audio)
: a person who designs, makes, trims, or sells women's hats

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