† aproˈneer Obs.
[f. as prec. + -eer1.]
One who wears an apron; a shopman or mechanic. (Used contemptuously of the Parliamentary party during the Civil Wars: cf. apron n. 2 b.)
| 1659 Gauden Tears of Ch. 238 (D.) Some prating Sequestrator, or some surly Aproneer. 1690 D'Urfey Collin's Walk iii. (D.) Every sturdy aproneer Arm'd with battoon did straight appear. |