seamstress

[seem-stris, sem-]

noun

1. a woman whose occupation is sewing.

seamstress

/ ˈsɛmpstrɪs, ˈsɛmstrɪs /

noun

1. a woman who sews and makes clothes, esp professionally

Gender Note

See -ess.

Word History and Origins

Origin of seamstress¹

First recorded in 1605–15; seamst(e)r + -ess

Example Sentences

Ms Kaur, who lived in Hercules in the San Francisco Bay Area, worked for two decades as a sari-store seamstress and paid her taxes.

From BBC

Harjit Kaur, who lives in Hercules city in the San Francisco Bay Area, was working as a seamstress at a sari store for the past two decades and pays her taxes.

From BBC

She was born in Maiquetía, Venezuela, where her mother was a seamstress and her father a representative for Singer sewing machines.

From Los Angeles Times

This year alone, seamstress Angie Smith has worked with 11 brides who have chosen to use these drugs.

From BBC

Gordo’s father was a dishwasher and cook; his mother was a seamstress in a factory that used to be across from City Hall.

From Los Angeles Times