(Brit.)a dealer in dressmaking and sewing goods (英)服饰用品商
(N. Amer.)a dealer in men's clothing (北美)男子服饰用品商
语源
Middle English: probably based on Anglo-Norman French hapertas, perhaps the name of a fabric, of unknown origin. In early use the term denoted a dealer in a variety of household goods, later also specifically a hatter. Current senses date from the early 17th cent