haberdasher of pronouns en · NOUN
Meanings
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(obsolete, slang) schoolmaster
When I first went to Paris, I took a French master, to perfect me in the Parisian pronunciation. This “Haberdasher of Pronouns” was a person of the name of Margot.
1828, [Edward Bulwer-Lytton], chapter XVI, in Pelham; or, The Adventures of a Gentleman. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 104:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| haberdashers of pronouns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |