[extended form of prec: see -ER1 3.] A dealer in cast-off clothing.
1584. Whetstone, Mirr. Mag., 33 b. They upon their owne or maisters apparell … finde Brokers or fripperers.
1641. Termes de la Ley, 171 b. Friperer is one that uses to dresse old clothes to sell againe.
1805. W. Taylor, in Ann. Rev., III. 619/2. He dislikes, therefore, to see his fripperer, which reminds him of his meanness.
1860. All Year Round, No. 76. 614. Birchover-lane, where the fripperers, or sellers of old clothes, dwell.
