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.
Origin
1325-75;Middle English < Anglo-French;Old Frenchdrapier, equivalent to drap cloth + -ier-ier2; see -er2
Draper
[drey-per] /ˈdreɪ pər/
noun
1.
Henry, 1837–82, U.S. astronomer.
2.
his father, John William, 1811–82, U.S. chemist, physiologist, historian, and writer; born in England.
3.
Ruth, 1884–1956, U.S. diseuse and writer of character sketches.
British Dictionary definitions for draper
draper
/ˈdreɪpə/
noun
1.
(Brit) a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials
Draper
/ˈdreɪpə/
noun
1.
Henry. 1837–82, US astronomer, who contributed to stellar classification and spectroscopy
2.
his father, John William. 1811–82, US chemist and historian, born in England, made the first photograph of the moon
Word Origin and History for draper
n.
mid-14c. (mid-12c. as a surname), "one who weaves and/or sells cloth," from Anglo-French draper, Old French drapier (13c.) "draper, clothes-seller, clothes-maker," agent noun from drap (see drape (v.)).
draper in Science
Draper
(drā'pər) American astronomer who developed methods for photographing celestial objects and phenomena. He became the first to photograph a stellar spectrum (1872) and a nebula (1880).