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Definition of draper
chiefly British
: a dealer in cloth and sometimes also in clothing and dry goods
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Draper became CEO of Virgin Mobile during a shake up of Sprint’s prepaid wireless operations a year ago and more recently returned as president of prepaid.
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Draper police were not aware of Rackley's call to police in neighboring Sandy.
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Draper police were not aware of Rackley’s call to police in neighboring Sandy.
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Dior himself was a dreamer, not a draper, preferring to sketch rather than manipulate fabric directly (his rival, Cristobal Balenciaga, always included a black dress made by his own hands in each collection).
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Drapers -Oscar de la Renta's son Moises is starting an online store-slash-magazine.
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Origin and Etymology of draper
Middle English, weaver, clothier, from Anglo-French draper, from drap cloth — more at drab
Draper
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Dra·per
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Definition of Draper
Henry 1837–1882 American astronomer
Draper
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Dra·per
\ˈdrā-pər\
Definition of Draper
city in north central Utah south of Salt Lake City population 42,274
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