dressmaker

Noun

Meaning

A maker of gowns, or similar garments; a mantuamaker.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

seamstress sempstress needlewoman modiste shoemaker hatter mercer draper designer tailor sewer fitter machinist dressmaking couturier

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Antonyms

smith smithy farrier blacksmith forger silversmith

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Hypernyms

garmentmaker garment worker

Phrases with the word

dressmaker's ham ordinary dressmaker

Examples

The Herald and Tribune ran an ad for Nannie Landreth, a dressmaker in Johnson City. Source: Internet

Every detail is checked – every inn, every stagecoach, every boatyard, even evidence of a French dressmaker in Truro. Source: Internet

The only person who knows Sebastian's secret is Frances, his best friend and dressmaker, who soon decides that she wants credit for her fashions. Source: Internet

The World Bank characterises non-farm self-employment to include jobs being a "street vendor, shop owner, dressmaker, assistant, fishmonger, caterer, etc." Source: Internet

Blaize Clement has been a stay-at-home mom, writer, dressmaker, caterer, and psychotherapist, some of them at the same time. Source: Internet

“Gayle Tzemach Lemmon embroiders the life of The Dressmaker of Khair Khana, the remarkable story of an ingenious young Afghan woman who, under the Taliban’s rule, created jobs for 100 women.” Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

dresslessness dresslike dressmake dressmaker's ham dressmaker's model dressmakery