dressmaker
noun
a person whose occupation is the making or alteration of women's dresses, coats, etc.
dressmaking
-
a word derived from
dressmaker.
Example Sentences
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Her family was under the impression she was studying dressmaking and following in the steps of her family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2025
The autobiographical show looks at many things including his quest for identity and is billed as "a story about cross dressing, dressmaking, midlife crisis and blackbirds".
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2023
The Japanese ready-to-wear brand of Mame Kurogouchi delves edgily between past and present, mixing traditional dressmaking with new technologies.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
His father owned a dressmaking business, and his mother was a homemaker.
From Washington Post ● May 14, 2022
Tom said, “Dessie’s thinking of opening a dressmaking shop in Salinas.”
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
