hemmer
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈhɛmər/
:
costurera
Examples
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The skilled hemmer worked quickly to finish the dresses before the event.
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As a hemmer, she takes pride in making every seam neat and even.
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The factory hired an experienced hemmer to improve the quality of their clothing.
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The hemmer finished the dress in record time.
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She is a skilled hemmer who works at the local tailor shop.
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The skilled hemmer expertly folded and sewn the hems of the dresses before they went to the store.
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As a hemmer, her job was to ensure that each pair of pants had perfect, finished edges.
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The hemmer worked diligently, creating neat hems for various clothing items in the workshop.
Synonyms
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3.6
A woman who sews clothes for a living
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7.2
A person who makes and repairs clothes using needle and thread or a sewing machine
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5.4
A person who alters clothes to make them the right size for someone
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3.4
A person or machine that sews pieces of cloth together
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2.6
A person who makes clothes in a factory or workshop
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3.5
A person who makes clothes in a factory or workshop
A person who finishes the edges of clothes to make them neat
A person who uses a sewing machine to join cloth in a factory or workshop
A person or machine that sews pieces of material together
A person who sews or fixes clothes for a living
A person who makes clothes by sewing
A person who makes and alters clothes
A person who sews or embroiders by hand
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hemmer comes from the word hem, meaning 'edge' or 'border', with the ending -er meaning 'one who does'. So a hemmer is a person whose job is to fold and sew the edges of clothing.