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dressmaker

dress·mak·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dres-mey-ker]
    • /ˈdrɛsˌmeɪ kər/
    • /ˈdresˌmeɪ.kər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dres-mey-ker]
    • /ˈdrɛsˌmeɪ kər/

Definitions of dressmaker word

  • noun dressmaker a person whose occupation is the making or alteration of women's dresses, coats, etc. 1
  • adjective dressmaker (of women's clothing) having soft lines or elaborate detail. 1
  • noun dressmaker A person whose job is making women’s clothes. 1
  • noun dressmaker sb: makes women's clothing 1
  • countable noun dressmaker A dressmaker is a person who makes women's or children's clothes. 0
  • noun dressmaker a person whose occupation is making clothes, esp for women 0

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Origin of dressmaker

First appearance:

before 1795
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1795-1805; dress + maker

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Parts of speech for Dressmaker

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dressmaker popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the 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 dressmaker

noun dressmaker

  • tailor — a stroke of a bell indicating someone's death; knell.
  • designer — A designer is a person whose job is to design things by making drawings of them.
  • sewer — a former household officer or head servant in charge of the service of the table.
  • fitter — the manner in which a thing fits: The fit was perfect.
  • modiste — Older Use. a female maker of or dealer in women's fashionable attire.

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