tailor
A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally, especially suits and…A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.
» My tailor is rich.
Mein Schneider ist reich. — pjer
Мой портной богат. — Balamax
Мій кравець багатий. — oksanask
pjer · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesA person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.
He works as a tailor on Swanston Street.
Schneider, Schneiderin
портно́йportnój, портни́хаportníxa, швецšvec
краве́цьkravécʹ, кравчи́няkravčýnja
(Australia)Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
- a person whose occupation is making and altering garments
Examples
98 sentencesMy tailor is rich.
Мій кравець багатий. — oksanask
ruМой портной богат. — Balamax
deMein Schneider ist reich. — pjer
Tom is a tailor.
Том кравець. — deniko
ruТом - портной. — marafon
deTom ist Schneider. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is a pretty good tailor.
You're still a tailor, aren't you?
deDu bist immer noch Schneider, oder? — Melang
You're not a tailor, are you?
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English taillour, from Anglo-Norman taillour, from Old French tailleInherited from Middle English taillour, from Anglo-Norman taillour, from Old French tailleor, from taillier, from Late Latin tāliō, from Latin tālea (“a cutting”). Doublet of tailleur.
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Forms
plural: tailorsSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
26 related wordsSee also
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