milliner

noun

mil·​li·​ner ˈmi-lə-nər How to pronounce milliner (audio)
: a person who designs, makes, trims, or sells women's hats

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Participants included fashion designers Gabriela Hearst and Thom Browne, milliner Stephen Jones, architect Peter Marino and curator Sarah Andelman, along with artists Jeffrey Gibson, Marilyn Minter and the late Lawrence Weiner. Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025 The Haute Dogs Calendar — which features 12 rescue dogs all styled in fabulous hats by world-class milliners, including favorites of the royal family such as Justine Bradley-Hill and Golding herself — is now in its eighth year. Monique Jessen, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025 Antoinette’s court was crowded with hairdressers, dressmakers and milliners, all working to create the lavish styles that defined the late 18th-century French fashion scene. Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025 Between the United States and Europe, hundreds of people — in-house designers and contracted craftspeople like milliners — worked on the costumes for the wedding, including the principal guests, groom, bridesmaids, and background performers. Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for milliner

Word History

Etymology

irregular from Milan, Italy; from the importation of women's finery from Italy in the 16th century

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of milliner was in 1530

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“Milliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/milliner. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.

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milliner

noun
mil·​li·​ner ˈmil-ə-nər How to pronounce milliner (audio)
: a person who designs, makes, trims, or sells women's hats

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