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seamstress

[ seem-strisor, especially British, sem- ]

noun

  1. a woman whose occupation is sewing.


seamstress

/ ˈsɛmpstrɪs; ˈsɛmstrɪs /

noun

  1. a woman who sews and makes clothes, esp professionally
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Gender Note

See -ess.
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Origin of seamstress1

First recorded in 1605–15; seamst(e)r + -ess
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The 45-year-old seamstress, mother of 11, set up the business two years before the war but had to abandon it when she fled south in November 2023.

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Fabric and crafts retailer Joann is shutting down all of its U.S. stores, leaving cosplayers, seamstresses and small Etsy business owners in the dust.

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His grandmother raised three children in Altadena as a single mom, making her living as an entrepreneur and noted seamstress who created some of the costumes for the original “Star Trek” television series.

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But also to the hotel workers, florists, restaurants, construction crews, cab drivers, stylists, seamstresses, rental companies, cleaners — the number of people required to mount, oversee and break down these enormous events is incalculable.

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The costumes are shining because the seamstress stoned them.

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