Seamster

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who sews clothes professionally.
  2. 2
    a person whose occupation is making and altering garments wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
sartorsewersewersewisttailortailor

Etymology

From Middle English semster, semestre, from Old English sēamestre (“seamstress”), equivalent to seam + -ster. Cognate with Scots semistar, semstar (“seamstress”).

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