the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A maker of gowns, or similar garments; a mantuamaker.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One, especially a woman, whose occupation is the making of gowns and other articles of female attire.
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n. someone who makes or mends dresses
Word Usage
"The dressmaker was a buxom person, handsomely dressed and rather good – looking, but much older than the gentleman in the Turkish trousers, whom she had wedded some six months before."