Meaning

1 senses
  1. A person who sews clothes professionally.

    Näher

    швецšvec

    швачšvač

More definitions
  • a person whose occupation is making and altering garments

Translations

8 languages
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Origin

From Middle English semster, semestre, from Old English sēamestre (“seamstress”), equivale

From Middle English semster, semestre, from Old English sēamestre (“seamstress”), equivalent to seam + -ster. Cognate with Scots semistar, semstar (“seamstress”).

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Forms

plural: seamsters

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a person whose occupation is making and altering garments:tailorsartor

Word family

3 related words

See also

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