tailor
noun
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
tailors
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present tense formof tailor (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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They created ready-to-wear suits, opened retail stores and created a reputation for unparalleled craftsmanship at a far lower price point than the tailors of Savile Row.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
The supply chain goes beyond retailers like Sekky and includes importers, wholesalers, tailors who mend damaged mitumba and those who sell food and drink at the markets.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
For dressmakers and tailors called in for late adjustments, that makes their work on the lace, silk and tulle a high-stakes race.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
The lack of tailors and sewers has also been a blow to reviving apparel manufacturing in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
They would have seen families just like their own: sons and daughters, mothers and fathers, doctors, lawyers, teachers, craftsmen, and tailors, individuals from all walks of life.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
