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seamstress

noun

Definition of seamstress

as in needlewoman

a woman who sews clothes, curtains, etc., as a job

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Recent Examples of seamstress But scholars believe it was stitched on the losing side, in England — likely by seamstress nuns. — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026 Émile’s leatherworkers often married Jeanne Lanvin’s seamstresses, who were confecting gowns for society women just across the way. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 But one woman who didn’t have to pay – and won’t have to stand in line – is Mia Hansson, a seamstress who was rewarded with free tickets because of her own rather unique contribution to tapestry lore. — Mark Rice-Oxley, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026 My grandma restored furniture and owned a seamstress business. — Kelly Ryan Kegans, Midwest Living, 8 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for seamstress

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One hundred and fifty years later, young Isobel, a gifted needlewoman, dreams of her own escape from the limited options open to women; her greatest desire is to own a dressmaking shop.

— Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2022
Set in the 1930s, Chevalier’s new novel follows a woman whose fiancé died in World War I and who finds a sense of community among the guild of needlewomen embroidering kneelers for the pews at one of Britain’s great cathedrals.

— New York Times, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2019

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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
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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