Definition of seamsternext
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. Cassandra Jaramillo, Dallas News, 2 Feb. 2021
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Noun
  • So Estrella opened up a tailor shop and decided to make the suits herself, daughter-in-law Vanesa Estrella said.
    Claire Wang, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Hersey — reporting on a clerk, a tailor’s widow, two doctors, a priest, and a pastor — gave US readers their first sense of what the new superweapon did to human bodies.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 Aug. 2026.

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