milliner
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Occupations, Clothesmillinermil‧li‧ner /ˈmɪlənə $ -ər/ noun [countable] BODCCsomeone who makes and sells women’s hatsExamples from the Corpusmilliner• Bellingham practised as an insurance broker and his wife as a milliner.• Do you know any milliners who might need a sales assistant?• With attentive milliners advising sooner rather than later, the hat hunt for whatever date in your diary looms largest should be over.• Hand-made by top milliners, they represent a colourful souvenir of the sixties.Origin milliner (1500-1600) Milan city in Italy from which women's clothing was bought in the 16th century