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/ˈhəʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/ · noun
One who deals in hose or stocking, or in goods knit or woven like hose..
William Blake's father was a hosier.
Haberdasher and hosier. Each of those trades merge in the other, occasionally;..our Hosiers seldom confine their dealings to the wares which clothe our legs.
The town records show a hosier, a shoemaker, and a soapmaker in position to sell their wares to visitors[.]
Use hosier when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hosier means One who deals in hose or stocking, or in goods knit or woven like hose..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
William Blake's father was a hosier.
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