dressmaker

[dres-mey-ker]

noun

1. a person whose occupation is the making or alteration of women's dresses, coats, etc.

adjective

1. (of women's clothing) having soft lines or elaborate detail.

dressmaker

/ ˈdrɛsˌmeɪkə /

noun

1. a person whose occupation is making clothes, esp for women

Other Word Forms

• dressmaking noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dressmaker¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; dress + maker

Example Sentences

A retired dressmaker, she was married to a former service engineer.

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Bailey Dowery is a dressmaker who harbors a secret in 1950s Oklahoma.

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Louise and Beatrice and I were up half the night every night, bringing down snippets of satin and serge that had fallen from the dressmakers’ scissors.

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It is also a nod to London's famous rag trade - the city's fabric merchants, tailors and dressmakers who once dominated the area where the Barbican Centre now stands.

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Hisako Hibi would always find time to paint, often early in the mornings before she had to start work as a dressmaker, her daughter said.

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