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- [seem-stris or, esp. British, sem-]
- /ˈsim strɪs or, esp. British, ˈsɛm-/
- /ˈsiːm.strəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [seem-stris or, esp. British, sem-]
- /ˈsim strɪs or, esp. British, ˈsɛm-/
Definitions of seamstress word
- noun seamstress a woman whose occupation is sewing. 1
- noun seamstress woman who sews 1
- countable noun seamstress A seamstress is a woman who sews and makes clothes as her job. 0
- noun seamstress a woman who sews and makes clothes, esp professionally 0
- noun seamstress a woman who is expert at sewing, esp. one who makes her living by sewing 0
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Origin of seamstress
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; seamst(e)r + -ess
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Parts of speech for Seamstress
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
seamstress popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
seamstress usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for seamstress
noun seamstress
- clothier — a person who makes, sells, or deals in clothes or cloth
- costumer — A costumer is the same as a costumier.
- costumers — a person who makes, sells, or rents costumes, as for theatrical productions.
- couturier — A couturier is a person who designs, makes, and sells expensive, fashionable clothes for women.
- dressmaker — a person whose occupation is the making or alteration of women's dresses, coats, etc.
Top questions with seamstress
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- a seamstress who made several flags for the revolution?
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