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- [tey-ler]
- /ˈteɪ lər/
- /ˈteɪ.lər/
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- [tey-ler]
- /ˈteɪ lər/
Definitions of tailor word
- noun tailor a stroke of a bell indicating someone's death; knell. 1
- verb with object tailor to make by tailor's work. 1
- verb with object tailor to fashion or adapt to a particular taste, purpose, need, etc.: to tailor one's actions to those of another. 1
- verb with object tailor to fit or furnish with clothing. 1
- verb with object tailor Chiefly U.S. Military. to make (a uniform) to order; cut (a ready-made uniform) so as to cause to fit more snugly; taper. 1
- verb without object tailor to do the work of a tailor. 1
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Origin of tailor
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English (noun) < Anglo-French tailour, Old French tailleor, equivalent to taill(ier) to cut (< Late Latin tāliāre, derivative of Latin tālea a cutting, literally, heel-piece; see tally) + -or -or2
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Parts of speech for Tailor
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tailor popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tailor usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tailor
verb tailor
- acclimatize — When you acclimatize or are acclimatized to a new situation, place, or climate, you become used to it.
- accommodate — If a building or space can accommodate someone or something, it has enough room for them.
- adapt — If you adapt to a new situation or adapt yourself to it, you change your ideas or behaviour in order to deal with it successfully.
- adjust — When you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas.
- arrange — If you arrange an event or meeting, you make plans for it to happen.
noun tailor
- 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 tailor
- how long to tailor a suit?
- how to tailor your own clothes?
- how to tailor a shirt?
- how to tailor jeans?
- how much does it cost to tailor a shirt?
- how to tailor pants?
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- what does tailor mean?
- how to tailor a dress?
- how to tailor a suit?
- how much to tailor a suit?
- how much does it cost to tailor a suit?
- how to become a tailor?
- wax tailor how i feel?
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