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sartor

sartor

9.9
A person who makes and alters clothes
  • noun
  • /ˈsɑːrtər/
  • Archaic
translation icon : sastre
  • It is striking that in Sartor, it is the moment of the "No" that affirms the self, in which "my whole ME stood up."

Examples

  • In Sartor Resartus, then, the cogito is not a speculative proposition; it is an action and a moral action.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Clothing was also a central motif in Carlyle's Sartor Resartus.

    Academic text (1992)
  • A more detailed survey can be found in the paper by Prakken and Sartor (2015).

    Academic text (2017)
  • However, efficacy was not demonstrated over a longer period of time (Kauth, Christoff, Sartor, & Sharp, 1993).

    Academic text (2003)
  • Obviously, this is the same argument that Carlyle elaborated so brilliantly in the dominant metaphor of Sartor Resartus.

    Academic text (1997)
  • In Sartor Resartus, Thomas Carlyle, in his inimitable style, reasserted the views of Condorcet.

    Academic text (1995)
  • And so it is that his characteristic rhetorical strategy, made most famous in the clothes metaphor of Sartor Resartus, is to develop his ironies and critiques through a focus not on the spiritual, moral issue that he will argue is the real one, but on physical objects that he means to make resonate with nonmaterial meaning.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The sartor carefully measured the fabric before cutting the suit.

  • After consulting with the sartor, she decided on a unique design for her wedding dress.

  • The local sartor specializes in custom-made suits for special occasions.

Synonyms

tailor
vssartor
88 2.3

A person who makes or fixes clothes so they fit

is a broader name for any person who makes or alters garments
seamstress
vssartor
25 3.6

A woman who sews clothes for a living

is a gender neutral maker who also focuses on alterations and wider garments
dressmaker
vssartor
9 3.5

A person who makes dresses and other women's clothes to order

is broader covering any garment making not only custom women's dresses
seamster
vssartor
  • Archaic
9.1

A person who sews or fixes clothes for a living

is a general term not limited by gender or implied male focus
garmentmaker
vssartor
4.9

A person who makes clothes by sewing

is the general occupation term but may include tailoring and alterations
dressman
vssartor
8.7

A man who designs and makes clothes for women like dresses

is similar but does not require being male or a designer
sempstress
vssartor
  • UK
9.9

A woman who makes or repairs clothes for a living

is the same role but spelled differently and more common form

How Skilled

sartor
  • Archaic
9.9
journeyman
9 7.0

Surface Forms

sartor singular
sartors plural

Etymology

The word sartor comes from Latin and meant someone who 'mends' or 'sews' clothes. You can see the same root in sartorial, which means 'relating to clothes', so a sartor is someone who makes and repairs garments.