sartor

British  

/ ˈsɑːtə /

noun

1. a humorous or literary word for tailor

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Etymology

Origin of sartor

C17: from Latin: a patcher, from sarcīre to patch

Example Sentences

Sutor, Faber, and the barbarous Sartorius, for sartor, a tailor.

From The Romance of Names by Weekley, Ernest

A noun substantive is its own trumpeter, and speaks for itself without assistance from any other word—brassica, a cabbage; sartor, a tailor; medicus, a physician; vetula, an old woman; venenum, poison; are examples of substantives.

From The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue by Leech, John

Come up here, you little sartor, till we get a dacent view of you.

From The Hedge School; The Midnight Mass; The Donagh Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by Carleton, William