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tacker

tacker

9.3
A worker who sews long loose stitches to hold clothes before final sewing
  • noun
  • /ˈtækər/
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  • She spent the morning as a tacker, preparing the dress for the seamstress.

Examples

  • A skilled tacker is essential in assembling complicated garment patterns.

  • The apprentice worked as a tacker before advancing to a full tailor.

  • The tacker secured the fabric pieces together.

  • Can a tacker help with this sewing project?

  • The tacker carefully aligned the fabric edges before stitching them together.

  • As a tacker, he played a crucial role in the garment assembly process.

  • Before the final alterations, the tacker made sure all parts were held in place.

Synonyms

seamstress
vstacker
25 3.6

A woman who sews clothes for a living

does temporary holding stitches instead of making or mending finished clothes
stitcher
vstacker
1 3.4

A person or machine that sews pieces of cloth together

uses long loose stitches to hold parts temporarily before final sewing
seamer
vstacker
6.2

A person or machine that sews pieces of material together

joins parts too but does so with temporary long loose stitches
garmentmaker
vstacker
4.9

A person who makes clothes by sewing

focuses on temporary holding stitches rather than finished construction
seamster
vstacker
  • Archaic
9.1

A person who sews or fixes clothes for a living

usually performs provisional long loose stitches before final sewing
needleworker
vstacker
5.1

A person who sews or embroiders by hand

specializes in loose temporary stitches to hold garment parts before finishing

Surface Forms

tacker singular
tackers plural

Morphology

tacker = tack (transparent) = tack + er

Agentive formation from the verb 'tack' producing a person who makes temporary stitches or tacks in sewing.

Etymology

Tacker comes from tack ('to fasten with loose, temporary stitches') plus -er ('one who does'), like a person who makes quick stitches to hold fabric. That's why a sewing tacker is someone who holds garment pieces together before the final sewing.