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couturier

[ koo-too r-ee-ey, -ee-er, -too r-yey; French koo-ty-ryey ]
/ kuˈtʊər iˌeɪ, -i ər, -ˈtʊər yeɪ; French ku tüˈryeɪ /
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noun, plural cou·tu·riers [koo-too r-ee-eyz, -ee-erz, -too r-yeyz; French koo-ty-ryey] /kuˈtʊər iˌeɪz, -i ərz, -ˈtʊər yeɪz; French ku tüˈryeɪ/.

a person who designs, makes, and sells fashionable clothes for women.

RELATED WORDS

decorator, inventor, planner, producer, author, architect, engineer, maker, dressmaker, outfitter, clothier, costumier, tailor, costumer, seamstress, originator, fabricator, couturiere, fashioner

Nearby words

couter, couth, couthie, coutil, couture, couturier, couturière, couvade, couvade syndrome, couvelaire uterus, couvert

Origin of couturier

1895–1900; < French, Old French; see couture, -ier2
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couturier

/ (kuːˈtʊərɪˌeɪ, French kutyrje) /

noun

a person who designs, makes, and sells fashion clothes for women

Derived Forms

couturire (kuːˌtuːrɪˈɛə, French kutyrjɛr), fem n

Word Origin for couturier

from French: dressmaker; see couture
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