Seamer

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who sews seams.

    "The case of Mme Binet's mother, a young widow who worked as a seamer at home, reveals how this system affected homeworkers."

  2. 2
    Part of a sewing machine that creates seams.
  3. 3
    A bowler skilled at making the ball seam.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ4910).
  2. 2
    A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref TA0183).
  3. 3
    A surname.

Example

More examples

"The case of Mme Binet's mother, a young widow who worked as a seamer at home, reveals how this system affected homeworkers."

Etymology

From Middle English semer, semere, from Old English sēamere (“tailor; seamer”), equivalent to seam + -er.

Related phrases

four-seamertwo-seamersewing machine

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