"old-clothesman" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1853, The Chronicles of Enguerrand De Monstrelet, page 389:",
          "text": "Having confessed their guilt, on Tuesday in Passion-week, La Hotte, his brother, the sergeant, the locksmith, a shearman, and an old-clothesman called Martin de Coulogne, were ordered to be hanged on the gibbet at Paris by sentence of the provost of Paris.",
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          "ref": "1893, Henry Sutherland Edwards, “Chapter XXXVIII. Petty Trades.”, in Old and New Paris: Its History, Its People, and Its Places, volume 1, Cassell and Company, page 261:",
          "text": "If the old-clothesman is waiting for the student, the student is on the impecunious position, sold them back again to Jules.",
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          "ref": "1902, Theodore Burt Sayre, Tom Moore: An Unhistorical Romance:",
          "text": "At this moment the old-clothesman paused beneath the window, and putting his hand trumpet-wise to his mouth, shrilly declared his ability and willingness to purchase whatever cast-off garments those dwelling in the vicinity might desire to sell.",
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        "A dealer in used clothing."
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        "A person who wears old, cast-off clothing."
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