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couturier

cou·tu·ri·er
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [koo-too r-ee-ey, -ee-er, -too r-yey; French koo-ty-ryey]
    • /kuˈtʊər iˌeɪ, -i ər, -ˈtʊər yeɪ; French ku tüˈryeɪ/
    • /kuːˈtjʊər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [koo-too r-ee-ey, -ee-er, -too r-yey; French koo-ty-ryey]
    • /kuˈtʊər iˌeɪ, -i ər, -ˈtʊər yeɪ; French ku tüˈryeɪ/

Definitions of couturier word

  • countable noun couturier A couturier is a person who designs, makes, and sells expensive, fashionable clothes for women. 3
  • noun couturier a person who designs, makes, and sells fashion clothes for women 3
  • noun couturier a designer of fashionable clothing for women, esp. one in the business of making and selling such clothes 3
  • noun plural couturier a person who designs, makes, and sells fashionable clothes for women. 1
  • noun couturier A fashion designer who manufactures and sells clothes that have been tailored to a client’s specific requirements and measurements. 1
  • noun couturier A person who designs haute couture (high fashion). 0

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Origin of couturier

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
1895-1900; < French, Old French; see couture, -ier2

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Parts of speech for Couturier

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

couturier popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for couturier

noun couturier

  • inventor — a person who invents, especially one who devises some new process, appliance, machine, or article; one who makes inventions.
  • planner — a person who plans.
  • producer — a person who produces.
  • author — The author of a piece of writing is the person who wrote it.
  • architect — An architect is a person who designs buildings.

adjective couturier

  • tailored — (of a woman's garment) in a simple or plain style with fitted lines. Compare dressmaker (def 2).
  • tailor-made — tailored.

Top questions with couturier

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