Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Haberdasher \Hab"er*dash"er\, n. [Prob. fr. Icel. hapurtask
   trumpery, trifles, perh. through French. It is possibly akin
   to E. haversack, and to Icel. taska trunk, chest, pocket, G.
   tasche pocket, and the orig. sense was perh., peddler's
   wares.]
   1. A dealer in small wares, as tapes, pins, needles, and
      thread; also, a hatter. [Obs.]

            The haberdasher heapeth wealth by hats. --Gascoigne.

   2. A dealer in drapery goods of various descriptions, as
      laces, silks, trimmings, etc.

Source : WordNet®

haberdasher
     n : a merchant who sells men's clothing [syn: {clothier}]