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Carpetmonger vs Chamberer - What's the difference?

carpetmonger | chamberer |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between carpetmonger and chamberer

is that carpetmonger is (obsolete) one fond of pleasure; a gallant while chamberer is (obsolete) a civilian; a carpetmonger.

As nouns the difference between carpetmonger and chamberer

is that carpetmonger is one who deals in carpets; a buyer and seller of carpets while chamberer is (obsolete) one who attends in a chamber; a chambermaid.

carpetmonger

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who deals in carpets; a buyer and seller of carpets.
  • (obsolete) One fond of pleasure; a gallant.
  • * 1599 ,
  • *:[...] Leander the good swimmer, the first employer of panders, and a whole book full of these quondam carpet-mongers , whose names yet run smoothly in the even road of a blank verse [...]
    • (Webster 1913)

    chamberer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) One who attends in a chamber; a chambermaid.
    • (Chaucer)
  • (obsolete) A civilian; a carpetmonger.
    • (Webster 1913)