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Seamstress

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A woman who sews, especially one who makes her living by sewing.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A woman who sews clothes professionally.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A woman whose occupation is sewing; a needlewoman.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A woman whose occupation is sewing

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. someone who makes or mends dresses

Word Usage

"Well, there's a certain seamstress who makes bags, and our favorite jewelers -- or at least the ones who are selling things right now; some of you haven't posted about jewelry in awhile."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

garment worker garment-worker garmentmaker

Cross Reference

palsy

Hyponym

betsy ross Ross betsy griscom ross

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

needlewoman

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

needlewoman hairdresser dressmaker shoemaker jeweller joiner milliner laundress washerwoman midwife