MILLINER
hatmaker, hatter, milliner, modiste
(noun) someone who makes and sells hats
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
milliner (plural milliners)
A person who is involved in the manufacture, design, or sale of hats for women.
Hypernyms: hatmaker, hatter
Proper noun
Milliner (plural Milliners)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Milliner is the 12775th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2415 individuals. Milliner is most common among White (51.64%) and Black/African American (42.32%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Mil"li*ner, n. Etym: [From Milaner an inhabitant of Milan, in Italy;
hence, a man from Milan who imported women's finery.]
1. Formerly, a man who imported and dealt in small articles of a
miscellaneous kind, especially such as please the fancy of women.
[Obs.]
No milliner can so fit his customers with gloves. Shak.
2. A person, usually a woman, who makes, trims, or deals in hats,
bonnets, headdresses, etc., for women. Man milliner, a man who makes
or deals in millinery; hence, contemptuously, a man who is busied
with trifling occupations or embellishments.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition