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ironmonger

/ˈaɪə(ɹ)nˌmʌŋɡə(ɹ)/

ironmonger noun: a retailer of hardware, tools, and household goods.

ironmonger: a retailer of hardware, tools, and household goods
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Noun

ironmonger (plural ironmongers)

  1. (Ireland, UK) A retailer of hardware, tools, and household goods.
    Synonyms:
    hardware store
    1. (Ireland, UK) (archaic, originally) A retailer of ironwares.

Proper noun capitalized: Ironmonger

Ironmonger (plural Ironmongers)

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.

ironmonger meaning in Bengali and Persian

ironmonger in Bengali

হার্ডওয়্যার

ironmonger in Persian

retailer in iron goods and hardware
چیلانگر čilângar

Synonyms of ironmonger

Forms of ironmonger

Noun
pluralironmongers
Proper noun
pluralIronmongers

Origin of ironmonger

From Middle English iremonger; equivalent to iron + monger.

Occupational surname for an ironmonger.

Words formed from ironmonger

Questions about ironmonger

What does ironmonger mean?
Ironmonger means a retailer of hardware, tools, and household goods.
What is ironmonger in Bengali?
Ironmonger in Bengali is হার্ডওয়্যার. See Ironmonger meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is ironmonger?
Ironmonger can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce ironmonger?
Ironmonger is pronounced /ˈaɪə(ɹ)nˌmʌŋɡə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of ironmonger?
The plural of ironmonger is ironmongers.

Words near ironmonger in the dictionary

  1. ironmaster
  2. ironmasters
  3. ironmen
  4. ironmine
  5. ironmines
  6. ironmonger
  7. ironmongeress
  8. ironmongeresses
  9. ironmongeries
  10. ironmongering
  11. ironmongers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ironmonger (page history and authors); Ironmonger (page history and authors); ironmonger (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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