hop merchant

English

Noun

hop merchant (plural hop merchants)

  1. (slang, obsolete) A teacher of dancing.
    Synonym: caper merchant
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hop,‎ merchant. (one who sells hops for brewing)

References

  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
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