Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈdɹeɪ.pəɹ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Occupational name for a maker or seller of woollen cloth, from Anglo-Norman French draper (Old French drapier, an agent derivative of drap "cloth"). Categories clothing, craftsmanship, ends in -er, English nouns, fabric, Mad Men characters, magicians, mentalists, skiffle, tubists, word names