costumer

[ kos-too-mer, -tyoo-; ko-stoo-mer, -styoo- ]
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noun
  1. a person who makes, sells, or rents costumes, as for theatrical productions.

  2. a clothes tree.

Origin of costumer

1
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; costume + -er1

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How to use costumer in a sentence

  • He gave the costumer a letter which he had received from Mitchel, dated at Philadelphia yesterday.

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  • If dresses cannot be procured at a costumer's, cheap material can be made up for the occasion, and will look quite pretty.