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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Alteration requests with such a price disparity would have seemed odd a few years ago, the tailor says, but are helping to keep the bobbins bobbing at his one-man shop, 85 Custom Tailor.—
Anne D’Innocenzio,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Built around a tailor’s dummy, the work represents a population remade, perhaps too willingly, from an object of warfare into a tool of commodity production.—
Shanti Escalante-De Mattei,
ARTnews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Spray dry toilet paper with cleansing, soothing and refreshing Pristine to create an instant wet wipe that is actually flushable and safe for your sewer and septic systems.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The control system, along with permeable pavers and a large underground tank, is expected to keep roughly fifty-five million gallons of stormwater out of the sewers each year.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 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 11 Apr. 2026.
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