embroiderer

noun

Definition of embroiderernext
as in needleworker

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Recent Examples of embroiderer Every embroiderer at Inaash has been displaced, their families among the 470,000 Palestinian refugees currently registered in Lebanon. — Amelia Dhuga, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025 In 2019, Maison Parisienne organized an exhibition of the work of Lesage art director Hubert Barrère, a master embroiderer best known for his collaboration with Chanel. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025 Nearby, both embroiderer Vjollca Mezini and stone-carver Muhedin Makri who also works with iron, deserve a visit, even if your luggage can't accommodate their artisanal wares. — Samia Qaiyum, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2024
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  1. tailor
  2. weaver
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  • Me+Em joins brands including Burberry, Savile Row tailor Gieves & Hawkes and accessories maker Anya Hindmarch on the elite list of Royal Warrant holders.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The findings suggest that genomic testing could help tailor treatment, according to the researcher.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of tailor
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  • His creator, an unnamed basket-weaver (Peter Dinklage), braided him as a mate for a lonely virgin, a fisherwoman (Olivia Colman) who stomps around her rustic village smelling like sushi and tossing her head back in an Eliza Doolittle guffaw.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Chief Janice George, master weaver and co-founder of L’hen Awtxw Weaving House, and a hereditary chief of the Squamish Nation, was invited to open proceedings.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of weaver

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