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costumier

American  
[ko-stoo-mee-er, -styoo-, kaws-ty-myey] / kɒˈstu mi ər, -ˈstyu-, kɔs tüˈmyeɪ /

noun

plural

costumiers
  1. costumer.


costumier British  
/ kɒˈstjuːmə, kɒˈstjuːmɪə /

noun

  1. a person or firm that makes or supplies theatrical or fancy costumes

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of costumier

From French; see origin at costume, -ier 2

Example Sentences

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At a fancy-dress party on Mustique, she wore a Valkyrie outfit, hired for her by Colin Tennant from a Los Angeles costumier, and in it she mimed an aria from the Ring Cycle.

From The Guardian • Sep. 23, 2017

They have a UK origin, having been specially customised by famous London costumier Bermans & Nathans, whose 40 Camden Street address remains on a clothing tag.

From The Guardian • May 22, 2013

Martin Scorsese and Sandy Powell are another power couple of director and costumier.

From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2012

To my dismay, I discovered that the prima donna had been left behind; also the property-master, the ladies' costumier, one of the ballet, and five of the chorus.

From The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 by Mapleson, James H.

I was only seventeen, and very small for my age, so I owe any success I may have made to the costumier and wig-maker.

From The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 by Furniss, Harry