What's the difference between ironmonger and ironmongery?

Ironmonger


Definition:

  • (n.) A dealer in iron or hardware.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) There are two bakers, two butchers, two wet fish shops, three greengrocers, two general food stores, two florists, two bookshops, three newsagents, and an ironmonger's which sells an astonishing range of goods, including four sorts of mole trap.
  • (2) Ronald Wright, 73, of Blyth and Wright ironmongers, founded in 1898, has brought his two sons into the business.
  • (3) The BBC has always been worried about the talent being bigger than the brand and situations like this where the star uses his leverage in the press to air a grievance – well, it's usually accompanied with the sound of the ironmonger making coffin nails.
  • (4) Birmingham is where Lloyds bank began, when Sampson Lloyd II, an ironmonger, and John Taylor, a cabinetmaker, set up a bank in Dale End in 1765.
  • (5) They argue that supermarkets are pushing out the corner, independent, family-run stores, as if people who own an ironmongers or fruit stall went into business not to make money but to enhance the local community.
  • (6) Helen in the ironmongers, Sue in the gallery and Sarah in the gift shop are moving to cotton.

Ironmongery


Definition:

  • (n.) Hardware; a general name for all articles made of iron.

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