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haberdasher of pronouns

haberdasher of pronouns noun: schoolmaster.

Noun

haberdasher of pronouns (plural haberdashers of pronouns)

  1. (obsolete, slang) schoolmaster
    • When I first went to Paris, I took a French master, to perfect me in the Parisian pronunciation. This “Haberdasher of Pronouns” was a person of the name of Margot.1828, [Edward Bulwer-Lytton], chapter XVI, in Pelham; or, The Adventures of a Gentleman. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 104

Forms of haberdasher of pronouns

pluralhaberdashers of pronouns

Questions about haberdasher of pronouns

What does haberdasher of pronouns mean?
Haberdasher of pronouns means schoolmaster.
What part of speech is haberdasher of pronouns?
Haberdasher of pronouns is a noun.
What is the plural of haberdasher of pronouns?
The plural of haberdasher of pronouns is haberdashers of pronouns.

Words near haberdasher of pronouns in the dictionary

  1. haberdascher
  2. haberdaschers
  3. haberdash
  4. haberdashed
  5. haberdasher
  6. haberdasher of pronouns
  7. haberdasheress
  8. haberdasheries
  9. haberdashers
  10. haberdashers of pronouns
  11. haberdasherware

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