From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Haberdasher \Hab"er*dash`er\ (h[a^]b"[~e]r*d[a^]sh`[~e]r), n.
[Prob. fr. Icel. hapurtask trumpery, trifles, perh. through
French. It is possibly akin to E. haversack, and to Icel.
taska trunk, chest, pocket, G. tasche pocket, and the orig.
sense was perh., peddler's wares.]
1. A dealer in small wares, as tapes, pins, needles, and
thread. [Obs.]
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2. A dealer in items of men's clothing, such as hats, gloves,
neckties, etc.
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The haberdasher heapeth wealth by hats. --Gascoigne.
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3. A dealer in drapery goods of various descriptions, as
laces, silks, trimmings, etc.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
haberdasher
n 1: a merchant who sells men's clothing [syn: {clothier},
{haberdasher}]
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