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EYE-uh-nmung-uh/ˈaɪənmʌŋɡə/

An ironmonger is a UK hardware shop, or the person who runs it, selling screws, hinges, paint, and tap washers. A DIY superstore is the big out-of-town version; an ironmonger is often still on the high street. US hardware store. Countable: an ironmonger; at the ironmonger’s.

Meaning

A shop, or shopkeeper, that sells tools, screws, and household hardware (UK).

Examples

• “The ironmonger on the high street sold us a new tap washer.”
• “Ask the ironmonger for wall plugs that match these screws.”
• “The ironmonger had a spare key cut while we waited.”

Good to know

an ironmonger (UK). US: a hardware store. Contrast: a supermarket DIY aisle.

Near in meaning

hardware shop

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