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i⋅ron⋅mon⋅ger

[ahy-ern-muhng-ger, -mong-ger]
–noun Chiefly British.
a dealer in hardware.

Origin:
1300–50; ME; see iron, monger
Language Translation for : ironmonger
Spanish: ferretero, German: der Metallwarenhändler, Japanese: 金物商
i·ron·mon·ger     (ī'ərn-mŭng'gər, -mŏng'-)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Chiefly British
A hardware merchant.

ironmonger

noun
1. someone who sells hardware; "in England they call a hardwareman an ironmonger" 
2. a store selling hardware; "in Great Britain they used to call a hardware store an ironmonger's shop" [syn: hardware store

ironmonger
[IBM] A hardware specialist (derogatory). Compare sandbender, polygon pusher.
[The Jargon File]

Ironmonger

I"ron*mon`ger\, n. A dealer in iron or hardware.

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