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shirtmaker

American  
[shurt-mey-ker] / ˈʃɜrtˌmeɪ kər /

noun

  1. a person who makes shirts.


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Etymology

Origin of shirtmaker

First recorded in 1855–60; shirt + maker

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Charvet, owned by the Colban family since the 1960s, claims to be the oldest shirtmaker in the world, having been founded by Joseph-Christophe Charvet, the son of Napoleon’s personal dresser.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

Dubbed the shirtmaker of presidents, the label has a decades long history of dressing heads of state.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 25, 2018

Chiuri’s husband, Paolo Regini, is a shirtmaker; their son Nicolo, now studying engineering in Rome, and daughter Rachele, a visual arts student at Goldsmiths in London, were born during her Fendi years.

From The Guardian Mar. 18, 2017

PVH, the largest shirtmaker in the United States and the owner of Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein, has partnered with Ms. Horton to incorporate her technology into its Van Heusen dress shirts.

From New York Times Jul. 19, 2016

I cannot understand the idea of measurement that leads a shirtmaker to cut out a shirt taking the circumference of the neck as a basis.

From The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 by Harry Furniss

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