dressmaker
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈdrɛsˌmeɪkər/
:
modista
- She took her measurements to the dressmaker for a custom gown.
Examples
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My dressmaker is three blocks from here.
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So, bright and early the next morning, I drove into Yorktown proper to visit the dressmaker.
Fiction book (2000) -
I know just the dressmaker to send you to.
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Her mother wanted her to go to the dressmaker with her.
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You need to speak to my dressmaker.
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Your boxes have arrived, and the dressmaker is awaiting you in your rooms.
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After lengthy discussion, Mother, Pam, and I all agreed that a visit to the local dressmaker was the first order of business.
Fiction book (2000) -
This is Benedict, the dressmaker.
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Most working women were in some type of domestic service or associated work as laundresses and dressmakers.
Academic text (1993) -
My mother's dresses and suits were tailored by her dressmaker to fit with elegant precision, and she even looked good in hats.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
25
3.6
A woman who sews clothes for a living
2
9.9
A designer who makes stylish, custom clothes for women
A man who designs and makes clothes for women like dresses
A person who sews or fixes clothes for a living
A woman who makes or repairs clothes for a living
A person who makes or sells fashionable women's clothes such as dresses and hats
A person who makes clothes by sewing
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dressmaker is made from dress ('clothing') and maker ('one who makes'), so it literally means a person who makes dresses. The word dress originally came from an old word meaning 'to arrange', which helps you remember that a dressmaker arranges and shapes fabric so it fits and looks right.