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wardrober

UK/ˈwɔːdɹəʊbə/

wardrober noun: a member of a royal household responsible for clothing.

Noun

wardrober (plural wardrobers)

  1. (historical) A member of a royal household responsible for clothing.
    • Her wardrobers furnished the tapestries that swathed the walls and floors, built a tiered wooden stage, hung it with fine textiles […] and placed on it the solid silver font brought from Canterbury Cathedral for the occasion.2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin, published 2012, page 27

Forms of wardrober

pluralwardrobers

Origin of wardrober

From wardrobe + -er.

Questions about wardrober

What does wardrober mean?
Wardrober means a member of a royal household responsible for clothing.
What part of speech is wardrober?
Wardrober is a noun.
How do you pronounce wardrober?
Wardrober is pronounced /ˈwɔːdɹəʊbə/ (UK).
What is the plural of wardrober?
The plural of wardrober is wardrobers.

Words near wardrober in the dictionary

  1. wardrobed
  2. wardrobeful
  3. wardrobefuls
  4. wardrobeless
  5. wardrobelike
  6. wardrober
  7. wardrobers
  8. wardrobes
  9. wardrobesful
  10. wardrobing
  11. wardrobings

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