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costumer

American  
[kos-too-mer, -tyoo-, ko-stoo-mer, -styoo-] / ˈkɒs tu mər, -tju-, kɒˈstu mər, -ˈstju- /

noun

  • costumers
    plural
  1. a person who makes, sells, or rents costumes, as for theatrical productions.

  2. a clothes tree.


Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of costumer

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


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Kathleen Uris, a costumer who worked with Boschet for more than 20 years, described the experience as a “master class with a genius costumer.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025

Then, during shooting, a costumer told him Yeoh had sent shoes to try on.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2025

His wife, Mohammadifar, also worked in the world of film as a screenwriter and costumer designer.

From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2024

Henson, outfitted sumptuously by costumer Francine Jamison-Tanchuck, gives “The Color Purple” a vivid, movie-star splash.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 21, 2023

He was, though, equally aware that love is a famous costumer.

From The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident by Edgar Saltus

And the studio jobs support workers in many support industries, including truck drivers, costumers and caterers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

“Studio lots like this one used to be filled with people, costumers, electricians, set medics, caterers, thousands of Angelenos making a living,” she says in the video posted on social media.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026

It also found instances of pretending to offer better deals by showing price reductions that were not based on the actual prior prices, and fake deadlines to put costumers under pressure to buy.

From BBC ● May 26, 2025

We the whole team, including the actors, the costumers, art department and cinematography, looked at photos from that period — miners, cowboys, women, buildings towns, streets.

From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2024

The costumes, so many of them, came from humble costumers who let them from year to year without renewal of the tinsel or freshening of the ribbons.

From Aurora the Magnificent by Gertrude Hall Brownell

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