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    seam·stress
    /ˈsēmstrəs/

    noun

    • 1. a woman who sews, especially one who earns her living by sewing.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › seamstressSeamstress Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. seam· stress ˈsēm (p)-strəs. also ˈsem (p)- Synonyms of seamstress. : a woman whose occupation is sewing. Examples of seamstress in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web. These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to illustrate current usage.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySEAMSTRESS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    SEAMSTRESS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of seamstress in English. seamstress. noun [ C ] old-fashioned us / ˈsiːm.strəs / / ˈsem.strəs / uk / ˈsiːm.strəs / / ˈsem.strəs / Add to word list. a woman whose job is sewing and making clothes. Compare. dressmaker. tailor noun. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSEAMSTRESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a woman whose job is sewing, esp. clothes. (Definition of seamstress from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of seamstress. seamstress.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › seamstressSeamstress - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    A seamstress is a person whose job involves sewing clothing. You could be a seamstress if you hem your own pants, but most seamstresses work in factories sewing garments using sewing machines.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSEAMSTRESS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. a woman who sews and makes clothes, esp professionally. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. seamstress in American English. (ˈsimstrɪs ; ˈsɛmstrɪs ) noun. a woman who is expert at sewing, esp. one who makes her living by sewing. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishseamstress noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of seamstress noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › seamstressSeamstress - definition of seamstress by The Free Dictionary

    Define seamstress. seamstress synonyms, seamstress pronunciation, seamstress translation, English dictionary definition of seamstress. n. A woman who sews, especially one who makes her living by sewing.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › seamstress_nseamstress, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the noun seamstress is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for seamstress is from 1615, in a text by Thomas Overbury, courtier and author, et al. seamstress is formed within English, by derivation.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › seamstressseamstress - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Aug 30, 2024 · seamstress (plural seamstresses) A woman who sews clothes professionally. Some Sober Inspections Made Into the Carriage and Consults of the Late Long-Parliament, whereby Ocaſsion is Taken to ſpeak of Parliaments in former Times, and of Magna Charta, with Some Reflexes Upon Government in General. … the Seamſtreſs brought in her ...

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › seamstressSEAMSTRESS Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Seamstress definition: a woman whose occupation is sewing.. See examples of SEAMSTRESS used in a sentence.