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i·ron·mon·ger

(ī′ərn-mŭng′gər, -mŏng′-)

n. Chiefly British

A hardware merchant.

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ironmonger

(ˈaɪənˌmʌŋɡə)

(Commerce) Brit a dealer in metal utensils, hardware, locks, etc. US and Canadian equivalent: hardware dealer

ˈironˌmongery n

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i•ron•mon•ger

(ˈaɪ ərnˌmʌŋ gər, -ˌmɒŋ gər)

n. Chiefly Brit.

a dealer in hardware.

[1300–50]

i′ron•mon`ger•y, n.

ironmonger

hardware store

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Noun	1.	ironmonger - someone who sells hardware; "in England they call a hardwareman an ironmonger" hardwareman bargainer, dealer, monger, trader - someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
	2.	ironmonger - a store selling hardware; "in Great Britain they used to call a hardware store an ironmonger's shop" hardware store, ironmonger's shop shop, store - a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"

Translations

تاجِر حَديد، بائِع أدوات مَعْدَنِيَّه

železářželezářství

isenkræmmer

Eisenwarenhandlung Metallwarenhändler

κατάστημα σιδηρικών

ferretería

rautakauppa

quincaillerie quincaillier

željezarija

vaskereskedõ

járnvörukaupmaîur

ferramenta negoziante di ferramenta negoziante in ferramenta

金物屋

철물점

ijzerwinkel

jernvarehandel jernvarehandler

sklep z wyrobami żelaznymi

ferrageiro loja de ferragens

торговец скобяными изделиями

obchodník so železiarskym tovarom

järnhandeln

ร้านขายเครื่องใช้ที่ทำด้วยโลหะ

demirci dükkanıhırdavatçınalbur

cửa hàng bán dụng cụ

五金商铁器店

ironmonger

[ˈaɪənˌmʌŋgəʳ] N (Brit) → ferretero/a m/f, quincallero/a m/f
ironmonger's (shop) → ferretería f, quincallería f

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ironmonger

[ˈaɪə^rnmʌŋgə^r] n (British)

(= shopkeeper) → quincaillier/ière m/f

= ironmonger's

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ironmonger

[ˈaɪənˌmʌŋgəʳ] n (Brit) ironmonger's (shop) → (negozio di) ferramenta

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iron

(ˈaiən) noun

1. (also adjective) (of) an element that is the most common metal, is very hard, and is widely used for making tools etc. Steel is made from iron; The ground is as hard as iron; iron railings; iron determination (= very strong determination).

2. a flat-bottomed instrument that is heated up and used for smoothing clothes etc. I've burnt a hole in my dress with the iron.

3. a type of golf-club.

verb

to smooth (clothes etc) with an iron. This dress needs to be ironed; I've been ironing all afternoon.

ˈironing noun

clothes etc waiting to be ironed, or just ironed. What a huge pile of ironing!

ˈirons noun plural

formerly, a prisoner's chains. They put him in irons.

ˈironing-board noun

a padded board on which to iron clothes.

ˈironmonger noun

a dealer in articles of metal eg tools, locks etc and other goods.

ˈironmongery noun

the business or goods of an ironmonger.

have several irons in the fire, have too many etc irons in the fire

to be involved in, or doing, several etc things at the same time.

iron out

1. to get rid of (creases etc) by ironing.

2. to get rid of (difficulties etc) so that progress becomes easier.

strike while the iron is hot

to act etc while the situation is favourable.

ironmonger

→ مَحَلُ تَاجِرُ الـحَدِيدُ والأَدَوَاتُ الـمَعْدَنِيَّةُ železářství isenkræmmer Eisenwarenhandlung κατάστημα σιδηρικών ferretería rautakauppa quincaillerie željezarija ferramenta 金物屋 철물점 ijzerwinkel jernvarehandel sklep z wyrobami żelaznymi ferrageiro, loja de ferragens торговец скобяными изделиями järnhandeln ร้านขายเครื่องใช้ที่ทำด้วยโลหะ demirci dükkanı cửa hàng bán dụng cụ 铁器店

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She was an ironmonger's daughter, and her marriage was thought a great match.

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Iron, if kept at the ironmonger's, will rust; beer, if not brewed in the right state of the atmosphere, will sour; timber of ships will rot at sea, or if laid up high and dry, will strain, warp and dry-rot; money, if kept by us, yields no rent and is liable to loss; if invested, is liable to depreciation of the particular kind of stock.

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It was a remarkable instance of want of forethought on the part of the ironmonger who had made Mrs.

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An ironmonger added a scraper and an old lady ran up with a door-mat.

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Katharine, who had gone a few steps by herself down the road, and was investigating the window of an ironmonger, as if her mother might have got herself concealed among mowing-machines and garden-shears, turned sharply on hearing her voice, and came towards them.

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She said: "I was overwhelmed by what people said when they heard the ironmonger was still going to be there.