Definition of tailor
: a person whose occupation is making or altering garments (such as suits, jackets, and dresses) typically to fit a particular person
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Beyond just fighting the good, clean fight, each scent possesses additional notes that are tailor-made to compliment their respective textiles.
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On April 5, 1968, the day after King’s death, Martinez said his grandfather Vito Princivalli, an immigrant from Palermo, Sicily, was attacked and beaten by rioters at his tailor shop.
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Go with Shon Williams’ Fun in the Sun charters and tailor-make your offshore adventure.
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Some of the biggest labels, including Calvin Klein, Gucci and Prada, sent out looks tailor-made for a dystopian world.
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Though my packs weren’t tailor-made for the bike, all the mounts were welcome and the fairly substantial load hauled fine.
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The Chicago original is a swanky and at times irreverent establishment that seems tailor-made for downtown Scottsdale’s aesthetic.
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Senior Tommy Dowd played Motel, the poor tailor who wins the hand of Tzeitle (Haley Weinberg), Tevye's eldest daughter.
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Job fair coordinator Job News USA recommends job seekers research companies of interest from the job fair registration directory and then tailor resumes to those companies.
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Definition of tailor
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: to make or fashion as the work of a tailor
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: to make or adapt to suit a special need or purpose
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: to fit with clothes
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: to style with trim straight lines and finished handwork
: to do the work of a tailor
Examples of tailor in a Sentence
I had my suit tailored.
They tailored the show for younger audiences.
Recent Examples of tailor from the Web
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Virtual Bodyworks plans to tailor applications to individual psychological problems.
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Microhospitals’ outpatient or short-stay facilities often hold fewer than 50 beds, and are able to tailor their offerings toward their communities’ specific health needs.
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Achieving an ideal feel is a case of balancing the motor’s power delivery with software and rider controls designed to tailor the power to individual circumstances.
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Expect the offense to look like work in progress, given the Beavers’ recent struggles, the aforementioned departures and the staff’s desire to tailor its system to personnel that may be unavailable.
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Extremist groups even develop their own software at times to tailor things like encrypted messaging to their specific needs.
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Volkswagen’s 4Motion all-wheel-drive system with Active Control distributes the torque as needed, and several driver-selectable modes are available to tailor traction for dry, wet, slick, or unpaved surfaces.
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The private Facebook information, collected in mid-2014, was used link personality traits to voting preferences, and that data was then used to tailor campaign messages that could take advantage of voters’ personality traits.
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In the past, sector strategies—partnerships between industry and educators to tailor workers’ skills to employers’ needs—have succeeded in boosting fields like biotech and aerospace outside of the state’s urban cores.
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First Known Use of tailor
1719
tailor Synonyms
Synonyms
acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, adapt, adjust, condition, conform, doctor, edit, fashion, fit, put, shape, suit;
Near Antonyms
Related Words
customize, gear, match, model, pattern;
attune, correct, harmonize, square, tune;
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;
bend;
TAILOR Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of tailor for English Language Learners
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: a person who makes men's clothes (such as suits and jackets) that are measured to fit a particular person
tailor
Definition of tailor for English Language Learners
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: to make (clothing that is measured to fit a particular person)
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: to make or change (something) so that it meets a special need or purpose
TAILOR Defined for Kids
Definition of tailor for Students
: a person whose business is making or making adjustments in clothes
Definition of tailor for Students
tailored;
tailoring
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: to make or make adjustments in (clothes)
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: to change to fit a special need
- They tailored their plans to suit the weather.
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