as in tailor
a person who sews
a talented seamster who dreams of launching his own clothing line
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Recent Examples of seamster
The difference, while unnoticeable to the untrained eye, was a detail the seamster wanted to get right.
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Cassandra Jaramillo, Dallas News, 2 Feb. 2021
Gilbert Baker is the seamster responsible for creating the most enduring symbol of the LGBTQ rights movement: the rainbow flag.
—Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News, 3 June 2019
Cassandra Jaramillo, Dallas News, 2 Feb. 2021
Gilbert Baker is the seamster responsible for creating the most enduring symbol of the LGBTQ rights movement: the rainbow flag.
—Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News, 3 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seamster
Noun
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Immediately, the indelible comedy of the scene kicks in, as dancers and singers reenact the dream, which Golde takes as a sign that daughter Tzeitel should marry penniless but hardworking tailor Motel.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Feb. 2026
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His mother, Laura, was a dietitian, and his father, Grady Wilson, was a tailor.—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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These abuses include the murder of inmates’ infants, a fact that galvanizes the pregnant Alouette (the father of her child, Étienne, is a quarryman) into joining a plan for escape through the Paris sewers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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The melter sits over a sewer line, idling while heating the snow to thirty-eight degrees, barely above freezing, and drips the water directly into a drain.—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2026
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And in the future, Mimi’s hopes to partner with neighboring small businesses, hold classes for more advanced stitchers and even throw Bachelor watch parties.—
Julianna Chen,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 2026
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At the game in June, the Mets provided the group with event space where the knitters, crocheters, cross-stitchers, needle pointers, sewers and embroiderers could connect with each other.—
Rebecca Tauber,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Seamster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seamster. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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