: a person who designs, makes, trims, or sells women's hats
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Worn at an asymmetrical angle, the hat was evocative of the styles Queen Camilla has worn in the past, often designed by Irish milliner Philip Treacy.—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026 There aren’t many gifts that combine the royals’ love of dogs and hats, but this oh-so-chic calendar, conceived by royal milliner Awon Golding, does just that.—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025 Birds of paradise from islands such as New Guinea were hunted and skinned, then exported to Europe and the US, where they were sold to milliners at auctions in London, Paris and Amsterdam.—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for milliner
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irregular from Milan, Italy; from the importation of women's finery from Italy in the 16th century