What does "taylor" mean?
Obsolete form of tailor.
Taylor
/ˈteɪ.lə/ name, noun
name, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Obsolete form of tailor.
- Grammar: taylor is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: couturier, dressmaker, polynomial expansion, seamster.
- Useful contrasts: client, closed form, customer.
- Usage evidence: Mr Taylor wishes he had not come to the party.
How to use "taylor"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Obsolete form of tailor. alt-of, obsolete
Proper Noun
- 1 An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation; variant form Tailor.
"One of the Louisville detectives who fatally shot Breonna Taylor during a botched raid is appealing his termination this week."
- 2 A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; named for architect Florence Mary Taylor.
- 3 A unisex given name transferred from the surname; variant form Tayler.
""I wanted to call her Taylor, but my husband said no," Sweetie was telling one of the Christmas party guests. "Taylor means a tailor," I said. "It seems inauspicious. Like calling her Cobbler." "That's a kind of drink," said Nani."
- 4 A district municipality in Peace River Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; named for trapper Herbert Taylor.
- 5 A surname from Irish Táilliúir (“tailor”) [in turn originating as an occupation]. rare
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- 6 Numerous places in the United States:; A town in Geneva County and Houston County, Alabama; named for an early settler family.
- 7 Numerous places in the United States:; A town in Navajo County, Arizona; named for John Taylor, 3rd President of the LDS Church.
- 8 Numerous places in the United States:; A minor city in Columbia County, Arkansas.
- 9 Numerous places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Union Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
- 10 Numerous places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
- 11 Numerous places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland.
- 12 Numerous places in the United States:; A city in Wayne County, Michigan; named for Zachary Taylor, 12th president of the United States.
- 13 Numerous places in the United States:; A town in Lafayette County, Mississippi; named for early settler John Taylor.
- 14 Numerous places in the United States:; A village, the county seat of Loup County, Nebraska; named for early settler Ed Taylor.
- 15 Numerous places in the United States:; A town in Cortland County, New York; named for Zachary Taylor.
- 16 Numerous places in the United States:; A minor city in Stark County, North Dakota; named for railroad official David R. Taylor.
- 17 Numerous places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Beckham County, Oklahoma; named for postmaster Jeremiah H. Taylor.
- 18 Numerous places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Cotton County, Oklahoma; named for local merchant John Taylor.
- 19 Numerous places in the United States:; A borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
- 20 Numerous places in the United States:; A city in Williamson County, Texas; named for railroad official Edward Moses Taylor.
- 21 Numerous places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Weber County, Utah.
- 22 Numerous places in the United States:; A ghost town in King County, Washington.
- 23 Numerous places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia.
- 24 Numerous places in the United States:; A village in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
- 25 Numerous places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Wyoming.
- 26 Numerous places in the United States:; A number of townships in the United States, listed under Taylor Township.
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"Mr Taylor wishes he had not come to the party."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "taylor"?
Common synonyms include: couturier, dressmaker, polynomial expansion, seamster, series expansion, taylor series.
How do you use "taylor" in a sentence?
Mr Taylor wishes he had not come to the party.
How do you pronounce "taylor"?
Pronounced /ˈteɪ.lə/.
Etymology
From tailor.