n. A costumer; a dealer in costumes, or one who rents out costumes for theatricals, mask-balls, or the like.
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n. someone who designs or supplies costumes (as for a play or masquerade)
Word Usage
""It's been a challenge," Ms. Greenwood said, explaining that the prop, crafted by the noted New York costumier Eric Winterling, is a true peg leg, made of cedar but painted white to resemble whalebone."