tailor

¹tai·lor

noun \ˈtā-lər\

: a person who makes men's clothes (such as suits and jackets) that are measured to fit a particular person

Full Definition of TAILOR

:  a person whose occupation is making or altering outer garments

Origin of TAILOR

Middle English taillour, from Anglo-French taillur, from tailler, taillier to cut, from Late Latin taliare, from Latin talea plant cutting, thin piece of wood

First Known Use: 13th century

Other Job Terms

factotum, milliner, ostler, scrivener, tinker, webster, wordsmith

Rhymes with TAILOR

alar, bailer, bailor, baler, hailer, jailer, mailer, Mailer, malar, nailer, railer, sailer, sailor, scalar, scaler, tailer, trailer, wailer, waler, whaler

²tailor

verb

: to make (clothing that is measured to fit a particular person)

: to make or change (something) so that it meets a special need or purpose

Full Definition of TAILOR

intransitive verb

:  to do the work of a tailor

transitive verb

1

a :  to make or fashion as the work of a tailor

b :  to make or adapt to suit a special need or purpose

2

:  to fit with clothes

3

:  to style with trim straight lines and finished handwork

Examples of TAILOR

1. I had my suit tailored.
2. They tailored the show for younger audiences.

First Known Use of TAILOR

1719

Related to TAILOR

Synonyms

acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, adjust, condition, conform, doctor, edit, fashion, fit, put, shape, suit, adapt

Related Words

readapt, readjust; customize, gear, match, model, pattern; attune, correct, harmonize, square, tune; establish, root, settle; acquaint, familiarize, orient, orientate; equip, prepare, prime, rehearse; harden, inure, season, toughen; alter, convert, make over, modify, recast, reclaim, recycle, redesign, redevelop, redo, reengineer, refashion, refigure, refit, refocus, reinvent, rejigger, remake, remodel, revamp, revise, rework, transform; accustom, condition, habilitate, habituate, naturalize; ready, season; bend; fiddle (with), fine-tune, phase, register, regulate, rig

Near Antonyms

misadjust

Other Handicraft Terms

biscuit, darn, tambour, wrought