Sleever
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person employed to fit sleeves to garments.
"In May 1946 she received a post card to report for work with the Respondent as a sleever. When she applied Superintendent Honig asked her if she was not a trimmer, and when she responded in the affirmative he told her that they had no work for her."
- 2 A vertical bar, elliptical in cross section and tapered towards the end, used to shape the sleeve of a garment.
- 3 A garment having sleeves of the specified kind. in-compounds
"The gravy stain on Ken's J .C. Penney short-sleever drew a lot of attention, like a fly on a wedding cake."
Example
More examples"In May 1946 she received a post card to report for work with the Respondent as a sleever. When she applied Superintendent Honig asked her if she was not a trimmer, and when she responded in the affirmative he told her that they had no work for her."
Etymology
From sleeve + -er.