seamstress

noun

seam·​stress ˈsēm(p)-strəs 

also ˈsem(p)-

: a woman whose occupation is sewing

Examples of seamstress in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For generations, most Americans knew – and maybe believed – a story about upholstery seamstress Betsy Ross and the making of the nation’s first flag. —Marla Miller, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026

Here, Tomlinson plays an Irish lady’s maid turned high society seamstress named Louisa, who has a history with Young Jolyon. —Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026

Our goal is to hire a seamstress who can re-create things for us from those unusable items. —Sandra Barrera, Daily News, 20 Mar. 2026

It had supposedly been made in the nineteen-forties, for an Italian countess or an English lady, then scrapped, and afterward either smuggled out of the workroom by a starry-eyed seamstress or, with the atelier head’s approval, given to one of the in-house models. —Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

seamstress

noun

seam·​stress ˈsēm(p)-strəs 

: a woman who sews especially for a living