as in needlewoman
a woman who sews clothes, curtains, etc., as a job
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Recent Examples of seamstress
The wife of someone who worked at BMA was a seamstress and pitched in.
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Alex Tzelnic, Outside Online, 6 June 2025
The gown was gifted by the bride's parents, John and Sandy, and customized by seamstress Nina E Designs, who added floral lace appliqués and a detachable overskirt.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 22 May 2025
So Poggioli and Indiana Production set up a costume-making lab in Rome with up to 25 seamstresses toiling away.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025
Addy’s mother, Ruth Walker, is a remarkable seamstress.
—Jaha Nailah Avery, Essence, 13 May 2025
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Alex Tzelnic, Outside Online, 6 June 2025
The gown was gifted by the bride's parents, John and Sandy, and customized by seamstress Nina E Designs, who added floral lace appliqués and a detachable overskirt.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 22 May 2025
So Poggioli and Indiana Production set up a costume-making lab in Rome with up to 25 seamstresses toiling away.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025
Addy’s mother, Ruth Walker, is a remarkable seamstress.
—Jaha Nailah Avery, Essence, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for seamstress
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seamstress
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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Dramatic rescue: Firefighters pulled an 8-year-old girl from a sewer drain after she was trapped for seven hours in Guizhou, China.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
30 June 2025
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Reasons for construction span roadway improvements, pole maintenance, sewer work and pipeline installation.—
Tina Li,
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2025
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“Seamstress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seamstress. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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