tailor
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2.3
- noun
- /ˈteɪlər/
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- The tailor expertly altered the suit to ensure it fit perfectly.
- shoemakers and tailors
- mechanics and tailors
- barbers and tailors
Now back at the ranch, or the tailor shop to be more precise.
- Now back at the ranch, or the tailor shop to be more precise.
- And that is this old turn of the century pair of tailor's scissors.
- OK, so go find a really good tailor so that they could fit your clothes.
- If the dress doesn't fit, then please take Charlotte to see AJ the tailor.
- For instance, have your clothes corrected by a tailor, the hem on your pants, the waist and a jacket.
- Shirley is a tailor and she works backstage at a ton of shows, events like the Met Gala.
- Don't like don't buy a full bespoke tailor wardrobe.
Examples
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OK, so go find a really good tailor so that they could fit your clothes.
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Next to the bookseller, there was a tailor and a small hardware store.
Academic text (2004) -
Pay the rent, and tell the tailor to wait.
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Well, find the tailor and make him open the shop.
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Created by the tailor in my local village of Liverpool.
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Can I at least recommend a better tailor?
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My grandfather was a tailor, so anything involving the hands was out of question.
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It looks like we're both in need of a good tailor today.
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Tomorrow I will ask the tailor to make you a new frock.
Fiction book (1993) -
We've got a great light blue option here from the Australian tailor Patrick Johnson.
Synonyms
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3.6
A woman who sews clothes for a living
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3.5
A person who makes dresses and other women's clothes to order
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5.4
A person who alters clothes to make them the right size for someone
A person who makes and alters clothes
A person who sews or fixes clothes for a living
A person who makes clothes by sewing
A woman who makes or repairs clothes for a living
A man who designs and makes clothes for women like dresses
Compounds
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tailor comes from the Old French tailleur, meaning 'cutter', from tailler 'to cut'. A tailor was someone who cut cloth to make clothes that fit, which is why the job is about making, altering, or repairing garments today.