buttoner

English

Etymology

button +‎ -er

Noun

buttoner (plural buttoners)

  1. One who buttons something.
  2. Any device used to fasten buttons to a garment.
  3. A manufacturer of buttons.
  4. (slang, dated) A con man's apprentice.

References
  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary

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