Hosier is an English word with synonyms like shopkeeper or tradesman. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Hosier meaning
One who deals in hose or stocking, or in goods knit or woven like hose.
Synonyms of Hosier
Using Hosier
- The main meaning on this page is: One who deals in hose or stocking, or in goods knit or woven like hose.
- Useful related words include: shopkeeper, tradesman, storekeeper, market keeper.
- In the example corpus, hosier often appears in combinations such as: hosier lane, hosier was.
Context around Hosier
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hosier
- In this selection, "hosier" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, rachel, arthur, lane, street and steve stand out and add context to how "hosier" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include butts from hosier street to and farmer arthur hosier was a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hosier" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hosier
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Hosier was an immediate suspect, but police couldn't find him. (11 words)
When I put up the screaming heads in Hosier Lane I asked women going past what would they like to yell about. (22 words)
Pete Peterson, Doug Peterson, Dominique Slone, Rachel Hosier, Steve Adamson, and students from the Caliente Youth Center prepared a lunch for the students. (23 words)
Melbourne is a prominent graffiti city of Australia with many of its lanes being tourist attractions, such as Hosier Lane in particular, a popular destination for photographers, wedding photography, and backdrops for corporate print advertising. (35 words)
The UK bail, initially developed by Wiltshire dairy farmer Arthur Hosier, was a six standing mobile shed with steps that the cow mounted, so the herdsman didn't have to bend so low. (33 words)
Hosier Lane near Melbourne’s Flinders Street Station attracts thousands of people each year to see its graffiti murals as well as hip cafes and bars. (26 words)
Example sentences (8)
Hosier Lane near Melbourne’s Flinders Street Station attracts thousands of people each year to see its graffiti murals as well as hip cafes and bars.
The closure will cover Oxford Road, from West Street to Target Junction; West Street; and St Mary's Butts from Hosier Street to Target Junction.
When I put up the screaming heads in Hosier Lane I asked women going past what would they like to yell about.
Hosier was an immediate suspect, but police couldn't find him.
Pete Peterson, Doug Peterson, Dominique Slone, Rachel Hosier, Steve Adamson, and students from the Caliente Youth Center prepared a lunch for the students.
However, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been unable to find any record of a Hoosier or Hosier in surviving canal company records.
Melbourne is a prominent graffiti city of Australia with many of its lanes being tourist attractions, such as Hosier Lane in particular, a popular destination for photographers, wedding photography, and backdrops for corporate print advertising.
The UK bail, initially developed by Wiltshire dairy farmer Arthur Hosier, was a six standing mobile shed with steps that the cow mounted, so the herdsman didn't have to bend so low.
Common combinations with hosier
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: