draper: Meaning and Definition of

drap•er

1. a dealer in cloth; a retail merchant or clerk who sells piece goods.
2. a retail merchant or clerk who sells clothing and dry goods.

Dra•per

1. 1837–82, U.S. astronomer.
2. his father,1811–82, U.S. chemist, physiologist, historian, and writer; born in England.
3. 1884–1956, U.S. diseuse and writer of character sketches.