winkelier, noun

Origin:
Dutch.
winkler, see winkel.
1832 [see negotie sense 1].
1952 G.M. Mills First Ladies of Cape 11At the Company’s warehouse..she could purchase from the Winkelier all that she required for her immediate needs.
1955 G. Aschman in Saron & Hotz Jews in S. Afr. 129There are many stories told of the hospitality of the farmers to the early Jewish winkelier, handelaar or smous.
winkler, see winkel.
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