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seamster

seams·ter

UK/ˈsiːm.stə(ɹ)/ US/ˈsimstɜr/ uncommon

noun

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a person whose occupation is making and altering garments

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From Middle English semster, semestre, from Old English sēamestre (“seamstress”), equivalent to seam + -ster. Cognate with Scots semistar, semstar (“seamstress”).

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