Hăb'er-dăsh'er, n.

n. [Either from Ger. habt ihr das, herr? i. e., have you that, sir? (cf. O. Eng. haberdash ware) or—less probably—from berdash, a kind of neck-dress, formerly worn in England; or from O. Fr. aver, aveir, avoir, property, goods, ware, and D. tuischen, Ger. tauschen, to exchange, barter, D. tuischer, Ger. tauscher, a barterer.] A seller of small wares, such as ribbons, tapes, pins, needles, and thread.