seamstress

Noun

Meaning

A woman whose occupation is sewing; a needlewoman.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

dressmaker needlewoman sempstress modiste designer bodkin sartor maker tailor sewer fitter machinist dressmaking couturier costumer
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Hypernyms

garmentmaker garment worker

Phrases with the word

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Examples

A meticulous tailor or seamstress could mend rips with thread raveled from hems and seam edges so skillfully that the tear was practically invisible. Source: Internet

Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1924 as Shirley Anita St. Hill, Chisholm was a second-generation immigrant – daughter to a Guyanan factory worker father and a Barbadian seamstress mother - and was the oldest of their four daughters. Source: Internet

Carol was a talented seamstress and could sew anything with ease. Source: Internet

Are you a seamstress, a quilter, tailor, crafter, or a sewing enthusiast? Source: Internet

Her mother, a skilled seamstress, taught her to sew. Source: Internet

Celie settles in Tennessee and supports herself as a seamstress. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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